FNUS73 KDTX 201600
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER RAISIN BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1200 PM EDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES TODAY. SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO BRIEFLY DROP INTO THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE
WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT DROPS THROUGH THE
AREA. HOWEVER LIMITED MOISTURE DEPTH WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES SLIM.
SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR SETTLES IN FOR THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE RETAKES
CONTROL. THIS HIGH WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY BEFORE RAIN CHANCES START INCREASING AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT
OVER THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL
                    MIDDAY...BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL
                    MIDDAY...BECOMING LIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 1 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MAX...100).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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 20100420.RIVER.01/DTX