FNUS73 KGRR 171759
FWSGRR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1329 EDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AND THIS EVENING
AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. RAIN WILL TRY AND
MOVE IN ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...HOWEVER THE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
WEAKEN. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MAY SNEAK INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN ACROSS THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CLEAR SKIES OUT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700-7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...JERUZAL
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CARPENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100817.KALAM.02/GRR