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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
337 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.DISCUSSION...Dry and warm conditions today with highs around 80
and min RH dropping below 30 percent.
Some moisture returns on Friday with temperatures taking a step up
into the lower 80s. Shower and storm chances then arrive
late Friday into parts of Saturday.

MIZ047-048-053-060-061-232115-
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
337 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....72-76.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........28-38 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......8350-8850 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (1529).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........68-78 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after
                    midnight.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Max temperature.....74-78.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........31-41 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......6410-6910 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph becoming south 10 to 15
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (801).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.


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MIZ049-054-055-062-232115-
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer-
Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer
337 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....72-78.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........29-39 percent.
   24 hr trend......13 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......7980-8480 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (1574).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....48-54.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........68-78 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after
                    midnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph becoming northwest after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....70-76.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........33-43 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......5890-6390 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph becoming southeast in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (584).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.


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MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-232115-
St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann
Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe
337 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....76-80.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........23-32 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......8190-8690 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (1285).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....54-58.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........65-75 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph until early morning
                    becoming light.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......680-880 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent) until 2 pm, then partly
                    sunny (25-35 percent).
Max temperature.....76-82.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........25-35 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......6120-6620 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph becoming south in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (736).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.


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.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs around 70. South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs
in the mid 60s.

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