FNUS73 KGRR 151746
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
146 PM EDT SUN AUG 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1247 EDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE PASSAGE OF
THIS COLD FRONT WILL END THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BY THIS EVENING. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
BEGINNING THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA FOR MONDAY.
WINDS WILL BE A BIT GUSTY FROM THE WEST DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TODAY AND ON MONDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3900-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH EARLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH...THEN DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5600-6100 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CARPENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100815.KALAM.02/GRR