FNUS73 KDTX 101546
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLARD HEAD...MDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1046 AM EST SAT MAR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON MARCH 10.

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY WITH GUSTS REACHING
AND SLIGHTLY EXCEEDING 25 MPH. THE AIRMASS WILL BE DRY...WITH
RH VALUES IN THE 30S AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 40S LATE IN THE DAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPHBECOMING SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23
                    MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (MAX...500).

TIME (EST)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........28  27  25  23  22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  46  48  47  46
RH..............37  41  43  46  50
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..13  13  12  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.0
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4
VRATE (KT-FT)...400 500 500 400 300

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MIN...100).

TIME (EST)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........20     17     13     10     11     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     41     39     38     37     36
RH..............53     65     66     71     77     80
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..11     11     10     9      8      7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   1200   1000   1000   900    1000
VRATE (KT-FT)...200    200    100    100    100    100

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FORECASTER...FREITAG
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120310.MALLA.01/DTX