FNUS73 KGRR 241726 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 126 PM EDT TUE AUG 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1350 EDT ON AUGUST 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AS COLDER AIR FLOWS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6800 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...MARINO REQUESTED BY...JAMIE BIELINSKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100824.KALAM.02/GRR