FNUS73 KDTX 081430 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR NAY PT BURN...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 930 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE MIDWEST TODAY. THIS HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE DEEP SOUTH ON THURSDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SLIDES INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. THE COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPHI NCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (MAX...400). TIME (EST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........15 15 14 14 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............32 33 33 33 32 30 RH..............47 47 50 52 53 55 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.13 14 14 13 13 12 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 VRATE (KT-FT)...400 400 400 400 400 300 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MIN...100). TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........12 17 22 27 26 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 27 26 25 24 23 RH..............59 66 71 71 79 79 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 12 W 13 W 13 W 13 W 13 W 13 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1200 1100 1000 900 800 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 VRATE (KT-FT)...300 200 200 200 100 100 $$ FORECASTER...CONSIDINE REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120208.NAYPT.01/DTX