FNUS73 KDTX 231414 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR ALGONAC UNIT 1...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1014 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL BRING MILD AIR INTO THE AREA...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS FORECAST TO HIT 70...DROPPING MINIMUM RH VALUES INTO THE 35 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT ALONG THE FRONT. THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT WILL BRING COLDER AIR TO THE REGION FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL. 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....GOOD (MAX...500). TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........52 48 55 62 69 76 82 WEATHER COV..... ISO SCT SCT NUM WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............57 59 62 65 66 64 61 RH..............46 44 43 42 43 46 51 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.11 12 12 11 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 VRATE (KT-FT)...100 200 300 400 500 400 200 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW 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 (%).........89 93 96 99 99 100 WEATHER COV.....OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 59 58 55 49 42 RH..............56 58 67 86 92 94 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 SW 9 W 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 600 500 400 1100 1400 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2 VRATE (KT-FT)...100 100 100 100 200 200 $$ FORECASTER...KURIMSKI REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130423.ALGON.01/DTX