FNUS73 KDTX 271313
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKLAND 67-08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
913 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

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

DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION. WINDS FOR THE HIGHLAND AND WHITE LAKE AREAS WILL GUST OVER
25 MPH BEGINNING LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
WIND DIRECTIONS WILL BEGIN NORTHEASTERLY THIS MORNING AND TREND DUE
NORTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND NORTHWEST FOR THE OVERNIGHT.
BY NOON...RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW 40% WITH THE MINIMUM
RH SETTLING NEAR 30% AROUND 4 PM EDT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL BY
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (MAX...1200).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST BY 0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MIN...100).

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FORECASTER...BEHNKE
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CROSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.OAKLA.01/DTX