Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
417 FNUS73 KDTX 231100 FWSDTX Spot Forecast for Beaudoin prairie...Washtenaw Parks National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 700 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 EDT on May 23. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .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. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Max temperature.....Around 78. Min humidity........31 percent. Eye level winds.....West winds 6 to 7 mph. Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Haines Index........5 to 6 OR moderate to high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Smoke Dispersal....Excellent (MAX...955). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........6 6 6 6 6 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 76 77 78 78 78 RH..............37 34 33 32 31 32 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.12 13 13 13 13 13 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.6 7.2 7.5 8.0 8.5 8.4 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 6 SMOKE DISPER....860 935 969 103410991088 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Min temperature.....Around 54. Max humidity........64 percent. Eye level winds.....West winds up to 6 mph early in the evening...becoming light. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 8 to 15 mph...becoming northwest 3 to 8 mph in the late evening and overnight. Haines Index........5 to 6 OR moderate to high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Smoke Dispersal....Poor (MIN...13)...decreasing to poor (MIN...8) after 3 am. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........12 14 6 4 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 73 66 61 58 57 RH..............31 38 51 60 64 61 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.6 4 2 2 2 1 EYE LVL WND GST.12 8 6 5 5 4 MIX HGT (KFT)...7800 500 400 400 400 300 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISPER....1013 35 29 24 15 10 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Max temperature.....Around 83. Min humidity........35 percent. Eye level winds.....Light winds...becoming southeast up to 7 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 3 to 6 mph...becoming south 7 to 15 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Smoke Dispersal....Excellent (MAX...613). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........3 2 7 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 67 78 82 RH..............61 51 37 36 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 1 SE 2 SE 6 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..4 6 10 12 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 5100 6100 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISPER....11 60 448 681 $$ Forecaster...Varcie Requested by...Kevin Butler Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414977.0/DTX .DELDT 05/23/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL butlerk@washtenaw.org