FNUS73 KGRR 291800
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
200 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1345 EDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HUMID AIR HAS PUSHED BACK INTO LOWER MICHIGAN AS OF THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH DEW POINTS BACK WELL INTO THE 60S ONCE AGAIN. THE
WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT LEAST INTO MID WEEK.
HIGH TEMPERATURES THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL ONCE AGAIN PEAK AROUND
THE 90 DEGREE MARK WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES RISING INTO THE LOWER
90S. IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY INTO TUESDAY...WITH THE NEXT
GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN COMING TUESDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ALONG AND
AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL
                    FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 8300-8800 FT AGL
                    DECREASING TO 5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE DAY
                    DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 67.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7400 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE DAY DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
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FORECASTER...DUKE
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN JERUZAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100829.KALAM.02/GRR