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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KALAMAZOO OIL...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
542 AM EDT SUN SEP 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0528 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE FAIR WEATHER TODAY AND
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 70. THE CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNS
TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT DEVELOPS OVER THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND A FEW SHOWERS OR
STORMS COULD LINGER OVER CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN INTO MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT. THEN BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...A COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA AND BRING RAIN CHANCES BACK TO THE
ENTIRE REGION. IT WILL BECOME QUITE WINDY ON TUESDAY AS THE FRONT
PASSES THROUGH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7100 FT
                    AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE DAY DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-900 FT AGL.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 33 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 23 TO 28 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    MIDDAY.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 43
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-6500 FT AGL.



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FORECASTER...MJS
REQUESTED BY...DAVE LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100905.KALAM.01/GRR