FNUS73 KDTX 011224
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHLAND...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
823 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON MAY 01.

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

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL TODAY AND TOMORROW UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. RECENT RAINFALL
WILL KEEP MIN JUST ABOVE PERCENT HOWEVER. NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED UNTIL THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL BY
                    AFTERNOON.
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)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........12  12  12  12  11  11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............75  76  76  76  75  74
RH..............46  45  44  45  46  49
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   8   8   8   8   7
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.1
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   4
VRATE (KT-FT)...500 600 600 600 500 400

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (MIN...0).

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........10     8      8      9      9      10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     65     60     57     56     54
RH..............54     70     85     89     86     85
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7      7      7      7      7      7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
VRATE (KT-FT)...300    100    0      100    0      0

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    20 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...INCREASING TO 7800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 5500 FT
                    AGL LATE.
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...1000).

$$
FORECASTER...OROW
REQUESTED BY...LEE OSTERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130501.HIGHL.01/DTX