FNUS73 KGRR 161013
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
613 AM EDT MON AUG 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0601 EDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER TODAY AS WELL AS MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES. A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION ON SUNDAY. IT
WILL BE NOTICABLY LESS HUMID TODAY AS DRIER AIR HAS FILTERED IN
BEHIND THE FRONT. A BREEZY DAY IS EXPECTED AS WEST-NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 12 TO 15 MPH GUST TO AROUND 22 MPH AT TIMES. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL TURN SKIES PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT. DRY
CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6200 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800-7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4600-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE DAY.

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CARPENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100816.KALAM.01/GRR