FNUS73 KDTX 301246
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIELD 11   12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
846 AM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010

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

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. AS THE HIGH PASSES TO THE
EAST...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BRING WARM TEMPERATURES WELL INTO
THE 60S AND 70S FROM MID WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. DAYTIME RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE TODAY. THIS DRY
AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
                    THROUGH ABOUT 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (MAX...200).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MIN...0).

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FORECASTER...COSTELLO
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100330.FIELD.01/DTX