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SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT CRESCENT...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
755 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MAY 23.

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AND SLOWLY SOUTHEAST
TO THE EAST COAST BY LATE IN THE WEEK. DURING THIS TIME
FRAME...MINIMUM RH VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO AROUND 40
PERCENT. AT THE SAME TIME...DRY CONDITIONS AND RELATIVELY CALM WINDS
WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THE NEXT A CHANCE OF UNSETTLED
WEATHER WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL BY LATE
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (MAX...200).

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........33  29  25  22  20  17  14  12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  65  67  68  68  68  67  67
RH..............64  62  60  59  58  58  59  61
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   7   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.            10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.3
HAINES INDEX....3   4   4   4   4   5   4   4
VRATE (KT-FT)...200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

$$
FORECASTER...GURNEY
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120523.PORTC.01/DTX