FNUS73 KGRR 081712 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 112 PM EDT SUN AUG 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1308 EDT ON AUGUST 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........85 AT INCIDENT...MAX 88. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT INCIDENT...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 21 MPH AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE 5800-6300 FT AGL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....69. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1100 FT AGL. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....89. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5200 FT AGL. $$ FORECASTER...JK REQUESTED BY...T J TURNAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100808.KALAM.02/GRR