FNUS73 KGRR 201809 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 209 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1410 EDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLE. SOME HEAVIER DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....89. HUMIDITY........MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-7400 FT AGL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....69. HUMIDITY........MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL MIDDAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79. HUMIDITY........MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL. $$ FORECASTER...MARINO/NJJ REQUESTED BY...DANIEL COBB TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100820.KALAM.02/GRR