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SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY LINE FIRE...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
756 AM EDT THU APR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0701 EDT ON APRIL 19.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX TRAVERSES THE REGION AND
BRINGS INCREASING RAIN CHANCES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. IN THE WAKE OF
THIS LOW PRESSURE...COOL AND DRY WEATHER WILL THEN SETTLE BACK IN TO
THE REGION FROM THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN EARLY...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH
                    LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH
                    EARLY THIS EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (MAX...300).
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........69  72  74  77  80  82  85  87  88  90  91  93
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP............45  47  49  51  52  53  54  55  55  55  55  54
RH..............81  76  70  66  62  60  59  57  56  56  55  57
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   7   7   7   7   7   9   10  10  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  20  20
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   7   7   7   7   7   9   10  10  12  12
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  20  20
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
VRATE (KT-FT)...100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 300 300 300

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 9
                    TO 14 MPH LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 12
                    MPH LATE.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 9
                    TO 14 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........94     95     95     96     96     96
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............52     48     46     45     44     43
RH..............60     68     76     83     86     88
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12     10     7      6      7      10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10            10     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 12   E 10   E 7    E 6    NE 7   NE 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     15     10            10     15

$$
FORECASTER...GURNEY
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120419.COUNT.01/DTX