FNUS73 KDTX 221151 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR PHILLIP ROAD NORTH...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 751 AM EDT MON APR 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL EXTEND ACROSS SOUTHERN MICHIGAN TODAY AND WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER GOOD A CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL FUNNEL INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS LOWER MI ON THURSDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (MAX...500). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........35 35 34 34 34 34 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 50 53 53 53 53 53 53 RH..............52 46 42 41 41 41 42 45 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 VRATE (KT-FT)...300 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT. 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....POOR (MIN...100). TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........34 37 40 43 47 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 49 47 45 45 45 RH..............49 57 59 61 65 67 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9 SE 10 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 1800 800 800 700 600 HAINES INDEX....4 5 4 3 3 3 VRATE (KT-FT)...400 200 100 100 100 100 $$ FORECASTER...CONSIDINE REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130422.PHILL.01/DTX