FNUS73 KGRR 021040
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
640 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0619 EDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY
NIGHT AND WILL BE PRECEDED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
STRONGEST STORMS WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY NIGHT IN WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN AND IN SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5600 FT
                    AGL.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........40  40  42  43  44  46  46  47  48  50  51  53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............70  73  75  78  80  82  83  84  85  85  85  83
RH..............78  72  66  60  56  53  51  49  48  50  50  53
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....69.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1200 FT AGL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...TJ TURNAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100802.KALAM.01/GRR