FNUS73 KGRR 131729
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
129 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1318 EDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT. HEAVY RAIN IS THE MAIN THREAT AS THESE STORMS WILL
BE FAIRLY SLOW MOVERS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....69.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1400 FT AGL.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5200 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...93
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CARPENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100813.KALAM.03/GRR