FNUS73 KDTX 301234 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER RASIN BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 834 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.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH BY AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 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 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MIN...0). $$ FORECASTER...COSTELLO REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.RIVER.01/DTX