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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONROE BURNS...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
807 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 31.

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE INTO THE UPPER 80S TO  MID 90S TODAY.
LIGHT WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL ON SATURDAY BEHIND A
DRY COLD FRONT. REMNANTS FROM HURRICANE ISSAC WILL REMAIN MAINLY TO
THE SOUTH OF MICHIGAN THROUGH SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER
NORTHERN MICHIGAN. AS THIS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD...RAIN
SHOWERS COULD FILTER INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN FOR
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 22
                    TO 29 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN...DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (MAX...1900).

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........8   9   10  11  13  14  16  17  19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............83  87  89  91  92  93  93  92  89
RH..............52  45  41  37  35  34  34  36  41
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  13  14  14  14  14  13  11
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  25  25  25  25  25  20  20
HAINES INDEX....5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
VRATE (KT-FT)...400 800 120015001800190017001200700

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO
                    12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........20     29     38     47     48     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     75     71     69     67     65
RH..............52     68     78     82     86     89
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      NW     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10     7      6      6      7      7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...KURIMSKI
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120831.MONRO.01/DTX