FNUS73 KDTX 221410
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW ISLAND...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
910 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON JANUARY 22.

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

.DISCUSSION...
VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY OVER THE SAGINAW
BAY REGION. GIVEN THE COLD AIRMASS...A WELL MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER
WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STATIC PATTERN WILL KEEP WIND
DIRECTIONS STUCK IN THE 260 TO 280 DIRECTION...OR NEARLY DUE
WESTERLY. SURFACE WINDSPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 8-15
MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). FLURRIES LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....6-11.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (MAX...900).

TIME (EST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........57  59  60  62  63  65
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TEMP............8   9   9   8   7   5
RH..............55  57  60  64  66  65
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.6
VRATE (KT-FT)...800 800 800 800 800 800

$$
FORECASTER...BEHNKE
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130122.CROWI.01/DTX