FNUS73 KGRR 091757
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
157 PM EDT MON AUG 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1346 EDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH SOUTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS. THE AIR MASS
HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND ONLY SMALL CHANCES NOW EXIST FOR A LATE
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING STORM. SMALL CHANCES ALSO EXIST TONIGHT
AS STORMS TRY TO ROLL EAST OUT OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AS THE WARM AND
HUMID AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH
INTO THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THE CLOUD COVER MOVES EAST.
TUESDAY/S HIGHS WILL PUSH TOWARD 90 DEGREES.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                    TEMPERATURE.........77 AT INCIDENT...MAX 87.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AT INCIDENT...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    INCIDENT...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE 2100-2600
                    FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....70.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3
                    TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2100 FT AGL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL
                    MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100-6600 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...DAVE LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100809.KALAM.02/GRR