FNUS73 KGRR 191102
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
702 AM EDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0655 EDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE BEST CHANCE OF
SEEING PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY
AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. FARTHER SOUTH...ALONG
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 96...THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE MUCH
LESS COMMONPLACE. ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE PRESENT...SOME
AREAS WILL STAY MOSTLY DRY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN IN SOUTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL COME SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL
REMAIN WARM WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE LOW TO MID 80S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
                    TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7000 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 10
                    MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH LATE IN
                    THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4900 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...JOE RAMEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100819.KALAM.01/GRR