FNUS73 KGRR 271032 FWSGRR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 632 AM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0622 EDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTHEAST OF LOWER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY BUILD EAST TO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. THESE WINDS WILL BRING MUCH WARMER WEATHER TO THE AREA AND EVENTUALLY SOME HUMIDITY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80. RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-1800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...OSTUNO REQUESTED BY...T J TURNAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100827.KALAM.01/GRR