FNUS73 KDTX 141243 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT CRESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 843 AM EDT WED APR 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST OF THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO LOSE ITS INFLUENCE ON THE AREA AS SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOP AND TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 60S BY AFTERNOON. STILL...WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER LIGHT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SLIGHTLY ELEVATED WITH MINIMUM VALUES OF 35 TO 40 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. AS THE HIGH CONTINUES OFF TO THE EAST...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS THROUGH THE REGION...WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE 70S AND THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL THEN COOL DOWN CONSIDERABLY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY AND NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. !--NOT SENT--! .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (MAX...700). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...COSTELLO REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100414.PORTC.01/DTX