FNUS73 KDTX 211250
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIOSK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
850 AM 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
AFTER SUNSET. UNTIL THEN...RH VALUES WILL DROP WELL INTO THE 30S
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER IN THE DAY. THE
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.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (MAX...1500).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
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.KIOSK.01/DTX