FNUS73 KGRR 141024 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 624 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0620 EDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY BUT MOST OF THE DAY WILL BE DRY AND VERY HUMID. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. IT WILL REMAIN VERY WARM AND HUMID WITH SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1300 FT AGL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....71. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5500 FT AGL. $$ FORECASTER...MARINO REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CARPENTER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100814.KALAM.01/GRR