FNUS73 KDTX 051120 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR DICKINSON ISLAND...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 720 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY BRINGING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND PRECIPITATION FREE CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH THROUGH THE EVENING PERIOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 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....EXCELLENT (MAX...600). TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........24 24 25 26 27 28 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 43 44 45 45 44 43 RH..............39 38 37 36 35 36 40 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.10 9 8 7 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.5 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 VRATE (KT-FT)...600 600 500 500 400 400 300 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH BY LATE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH BY LATE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MIN...0). TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........30 40 50 60 71 82 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE SNOW TEMP............40 36 33 30 29 28 RH..............45 55 61 65 70 74 20 FT WIND DIR..N E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 3100 1600 600 400 600 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 VRATE (KT-FT)...300 100 100 0 0 100 $$ FORECASTER...RICHTER REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.DICKI.01/DTX