FNUS73 KGRR 111000
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
600 AM EDT WED AUG 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0655 EDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.
THIS FEATURE WILL BRING A LIKELY THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS TO THE AREA. THE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM NEAR SOUTH BEND MAY
APPROACH THE SITE AFTER 9 AM IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER. ANOTHER WEAKER
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS
TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY.

VERY WARM/HOT TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF
AFTERNOONS. HUMID CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6500 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....70.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-8300 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.

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FORECASTER...MJS
REQUESTED BY...DAVE LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100811.KALAM.01/GRR