FNUS73 KGRR 031047 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 647 AM EDT TUE AUG 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0700 EDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY BUT MOST PLACES WILL REMAIN DRY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITY BY THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4800 FT AGL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....70. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....87. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY. $$ FORECASTER...OSTUNO REQUESTED BY...TJ TURNAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100803.KALAM.03/GRR