FNUS73 KGRR 011010
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
610 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0606 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY STALL OUT
WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLY THIS MORNING
THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES.
MUCH COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND IT WILL BECOME
WINDY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24
                    MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 21 TO 30
                    MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH LATE IN THE DAY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4200 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 69.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.
RH..................MIN 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5500 FT AGL.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...THEN A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 66.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    3 TO 9 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH LATE AT NIGHT SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 20 TO 24 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 29 MPH
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-7400 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...OSTUNO
REQUESTED BY...DAVID LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100901.KALAM.01/GRR