FNUS73 KGRR 101714 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 114 PM EDT TUE AUG 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1309 EDT ON AUGUST 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO HOLD ON THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRUSH BY THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE BEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........84 AT INCIDENT...MAX 88. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT INCIDENT...MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE 4300-4800 FT AGL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). HAZE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....70. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1200 FT AGL. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....90. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...JK REQUESTED BY...JAMIE BIELINSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100810.KALAM.02/GRR