FNUS73 KGRR 281807
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
207 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1359 EDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL PLACE SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN IN A WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AIR. HIGH TEMPERATURES
THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AROUND 90 DEGREES.
HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE CREEPING UP WITH DEW POINTS PUSHING BACK
INTO THE 60S. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RISE INTO THE LOWER
90S...ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IS TUESDAY
NIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12
                    TO 20 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL
                    FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 9000-9500 FT AGL
                    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE DAY DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL FROM
                    LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 8900-9400 FT AGL DECREASING TO
                    6100 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY DECREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...T J  TURNAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100828.KALAM.02/GRR