Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
306 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.DISCUSSION...A cool and dry airmass is in place today offering
breezy conditions and some reductions of RHs below 25 percent for
Metro Detroit. Rain arrives Saturday morning with showers possible
until the evening hours.

MIZ047-048-053-060-061-282115-
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
306 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....25-30.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........73-82 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......680-880 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (16).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....46-50.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........36-46 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......3870-4370 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (574).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers after 5 am. Chance of precipitation 30
                    percent.
Min temperature.....29-34.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........78-84 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 5 mph becoming east in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......580-780 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph becoming east in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7).
Pcpn amount.........0.11-0.25 in.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of showers
                    until 2 pm. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Max temperature.....44-48.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........70-79 percent.
   24 hr trend......35 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 10 to 15 mph becoming north early in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......870-1370 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest early
                    in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (242).
Pcpn amount.........0.11-0.25 in.


$$

MIZ049-054-055-062-282115-
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer-
Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer
306 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....24-29.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........72-81 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (17).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....42-48.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........41-51 percent.
   24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......3930-4430 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (608).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 30.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........79-89 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North around 5 mph becoming east in the late
                    evening and overnight.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......580-780 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph becoming east in the late
                    evening and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7).
Pcpn amount.........0.06-0.10 in.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers. Chance of snow showers after 5 pm.
                    Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Max temperature.....42-46.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........69-79 percent.
   24 hr trend......35 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast early in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......850-1350 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (176).
Pcpn amount.........0.26-0.50 in.


$$

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-282115-
St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann
Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe
306 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....24-30.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........71-81 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......660-860 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....48-54.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........32-42 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......3900-4400 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (634).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) until 2 am, then
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers after 2 am. Chance of precipitation 50
                    percent.
Min temperature.....32-36.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........84-94 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North around 5 mph becoming east in the late
                    evening and overnight.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......540-740 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph becoming southeast in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6).
Pcpn amount.........0.26-0.50 in.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Rain showers
                    likely until 2 pm. Chance of precipitation 60
                    percent.
Max temperature.....50-56.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........66-76 percent.
   24 hr trend......39 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast around 10 mph becoming south in the
                    late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
                    west early in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......1630-2130 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph becoming west early in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (623).
Pcpn amount.........0.26-0.50 in.


$$


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper
40s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the lower 50s. East winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs
in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper
40s.

$$

KGK


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