FNUS73 KGRR 181036
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
636 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0623 EDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END BY 1030 AM. CLOUDS
SHOULD BE ON THE DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOME SUNSHINE
DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO NORTHERN
LOWER TONIGHT BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS MAY MAKE IT INTO CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN
OVERNIGHT...BUT ANY ACTIVITY THAT DOES DEVELOP SHOULD STAY NORTH
OF THE THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO
                    12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL FROM
                    LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 6900-7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO
                    4800-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY.

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CARPENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100818.KALAM.01/GRR