FNUS73 KGRR 011807
FWSGRR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1357 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 PPOSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THIS AFTERNOON
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.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 69.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 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 65.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18
                    TO 22 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 33 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-6100 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...MEADE
REQUESTED BY...TJ TURNAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100901.KALAM.02/GRR