FNUS73 KGRR 021745
FWSGRR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1326 EDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE
INTO LOWER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT. A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
EXISTS TUESDAY AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN. IT/S POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE STORMS TUESDAY MAY
BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........83 AT INCIDENT...MAX 86.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT INCIDENT...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    INCIDENT...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE 5400-5900
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....69.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1100 FT AGL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4300 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...93
REQUESTED BY...TJ TURNAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100802.KALAM.02/GRR