FNUS73 KGRR 121742
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
142 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1338 EDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER SHOULD BE FOUND ACROSS LOWER
MICHIGAN TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE STATE WILL BE IN BETWEEN A
COUPLE OF SYSTEMS. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY. VERY
WARM/HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY BEFORE
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND BRINGS COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER TO
THE AREA BEGINNING ON SUNDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........86 AT INCIDENT...MAX 88.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT INCIDENT...MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    INCIDENT...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE 5400-5900
                    FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    5 TO 7 MPH...THEN BECOMING LIGHT TOWARD
                    DAYBREAK.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 1 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 1 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1300 FT AGL.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700-7200 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...JK
REQUESTED BY...DAN COBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100812.KALAM.03/GRR