FNUS73 KDTX 081433
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAHL RD BURN...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
933 AM EST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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 (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPHINCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH BY
                    MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (MAX...500).

TIME (EST)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........19  18  17  16  15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............34  35  34  33  30
RH..............45  46  46  50  52
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..11  12  12  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.11  12  12  11  10
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  20  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.3
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4
VRATE (KT-FT)...500 500 500 400 300

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 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 (%).........14     19     23     28     26     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     27     25     24     23     22
RH..............56     63     68     71     81     79
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..10     10     10     10     10     10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 10   W 10   W 10   W 10   W 10   W 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1400   1200   1300   1200   1100
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4
VRATE (KT-FT)...300    200    200    200    200    100

$$
FORECASTER...CONSIDINE
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120208.WAHLR.01/DTX