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FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLY FEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
205 PM EDT WED APR 21 2010

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

DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA DURING
THE AFTERNOON WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AT THE BURN SITE
AROUND SUNSET. SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WILL SETTLE INTO SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE RETAKES CONTROL. THIS
HIGH WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
AND WARM FRONT LIFT TOWARD THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING AN
INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THIS TIME.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (MAX...500).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (35-45 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
                    BY 0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MIN...0).

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FORECASTER...TILLEY
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.HOLLY.03/DTX