FNUS73 KGRR 311810
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
210 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1358 EDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HEAT INDICES IN THE LOWER 90S CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 7 PM THIS
EVENING. IT WILL BE VERY WARM AND HUMID AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY ALTHOUGH
MORE IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... THEN MUCH
COOLER WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 69.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1100 FT AGL.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28
                    MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH LATE IN
                    THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 2700-3200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE DAY.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 69.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.


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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100831.KALAM.02/GRR