FNUS73 KDTX 041325
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR THE DESERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
925 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE 30.10 INCHES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES TODAY. THIS HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30.40 INCHES WHILE
SLIDING EAST TOWARD NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES LATE WEDNESDAY. $$
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (MAX...700).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST BY
                    0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COSTELLO
REQUESTED BY...RNADY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.THEDE.01/DTX