FNUS73 KDTX 111200 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR WAHL RD BURN...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 800 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HEATING WITH INTERVALS OF SUNSHINE EARLY IN THE MORNING WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. THIS HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TOWARD THE EAST COAST FRIDAY. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ORGANIZE OVER CENTRAL CANADA THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP AND BRING INCREASING MOISTURE TO OUR AREA WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL. VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (MAX...700). TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........68 73 73 69 66 62 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 50 51 52 53 52 51 RH..............46 43 41 38 37 39 42 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.5 VRATE (KT-FT)...600 600 600 700 700 600 600 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........55 40 18 6 5 4 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE FROST FROST FROST FROST TEMP............49 42 36 32 30 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...TILLEY REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120411.WAHLR.01/DTX