FNUS73 KDTX 021434 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR HI 11-04...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1034 AM EDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE RELATIVELY CALM AND QUIET CONDITIONS TODAY. DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST TODAY...ALLOWING MIN RH TO DROP INTO THE MID 30S. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED UNTIL TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........ABOUT 34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (MAX...400). TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........27 22 27 29 31 36 41 WEATHER COV.....NONE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............49 50 51 52 53 52 50 RH..............44 40 37 36 35 34 37 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 VRATE (KT-FT)...400 400 300 300 200 200 300 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT 800PM...DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MIN...0). TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........46 50 58 65 71 77 WEATHER COV.....NONE WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............48 43 39 36 35 35 RH..............40 53 63 67 74 76 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 4 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 E 7 E 6 SE 4 SE 3 SE 4 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 1400 300 300 300 300 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 VRATE (KT-FT)...300 100 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...OROW REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120402.HI110.01/DTX