FNUS73 KGRR 030949
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
549 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0539 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND BECOMING BREEZY THIS MORNING.  SOME SHOWERS POSSIBLE BY LATE
AFTERNOON.  A HIGHER RISK FOR SHOWERS TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.  NOT A WARM WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES
STAYING UNDER 80 DEGREES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 32 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200-7700 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-2700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS UNTIL MIDDAY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800-7300 FT AGL.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 28 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1400 FT AGL.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 21 TO
                    28 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH LATE
                    IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6700 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 3700-4200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE DAY DECREASING TO 1400-1900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE DAY.



$$
FORECASTER...MJS
REQUESTED BY...DAVE LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100903.KALAM.01/GRR