FNUS73 KDTX 231412 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT RD...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1012 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 29 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN...DECREASING TO 8700 FT AGL LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (MAX...2700). TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........65 67 71 75 80 84 88 WEATHER COV..... SCT NUM NUM NUM WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............60 62 64 66 66 65 63 RH..............44 42 39 37 37 40 44 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 14 14 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 14 14 14 15 15 EYE LVL WND GST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.2 10 11 11 9.5 8.7 7.4 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 VRATE (KT-FT)...1600240027002600240021001700 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY 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 (%).........92 95 97 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 57 52 46 38 34 RH..............51 74 92 91 97 90 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..15 12 10 11 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 15 S 12 SW 10 NW 11 N 12 N 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....5900 2000 300 1000 1000 1000 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 VRATE (KT-FT)...1300 400 0 100 200 200 $$ FORECASTER...KURIMSKI REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130423.SCOTT.01/DTX