FNUS73 KGRR 171047
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
647 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0636 EDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH
HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING
AND INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER THOUGH. SKIES MAY EVEN TREND TOWARD
MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRY WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING OFF TO THE EAST
OF THE GREAT LAKES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13
                    TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL FROM
                    LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 6900-7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO
                    3800-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY DECREASING TO
                    1700 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH UP
                    TO 5 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    TOWARD DAYBREAK.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 0 TO
                    2 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 0 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-5900 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CARPENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100817.KALAM.01/GRR