FNUS73 KGRR 040953
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
553 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0544 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES WILL
SLIDE EAST TODAY. SCATTERED MORNING RAIN SHOWERS WILL END OR THEY
WILL BECOME ISOLATED BY MID DAY. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY TODAY DUE TO
THE VICINITY OF THE LOW. WINDS WILL FINALLY DIMINISH TOWARD
EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 60S FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURES.

THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL BECOME MORE SUMMER-LIKE WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING TO AROUND 80 BY MONDAY.  THERE COULD BE A FEW
SHOWERS OR STORMS SUNDAY NIGHT...OTHERWISE IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
DRY THROUGH MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 28 TO 31 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000-7500 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 22 TO 29 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1400 FT AGL.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 16 TO
                    24 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL
                    FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO 6800-7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO
                    3600-4100 FT AGL.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23
                    TO 30 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
                    17 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...MJS
REQUESTED BY...DAVE LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100904.KALAM.01/GRR