Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
062 FNUS73 KDTX 010825 FWSDTX Spot Forecast for Graham Lake Fenn...MIDNR National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 425 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 EDT on May 01. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Breezy and warm today with sustained southwest winds increasing to near 20 mph this afternoon. Gusts could approach 35 mph at times, mainly as a cold front crosses through with limited rain development. Minimum RHs drop into into the mid 30s today suggesting some elevated fire concerns, especially for areas that missed out on heavier rainfall over the past few days. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of sprinkles early in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 76. Min humidity........37 percent. Eye level winds.....Southwest winds 10 to 13 mph...becoming west around 13 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 23 to 30 mph. Haines Index........4 to 5 OR low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Smoke Dispersal....Excellent (MAX...1204). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 60 53 43 35 21 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TEMP............68 71 73 74 75 74 RH..............54 52 49 43 39 37 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.10 12 13 13 13 13 EYE LVL WND GST.19 20 21 21 21 21 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISPER....454 859 1385138513551273 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Min temperature.....Around 48. Max humidity........77 percent. Eye level winds.....West winds 5 to 12 mph. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 17 to 26 mph...decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the late evening and overnight. Haines Index........4 to 5 OR low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Smoke Dispersal....Poor (MIN...52)...decreasing to poor (MIN...33) after 3 am. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........16 22 22 26 38 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 67 61 56 54 51 RH..............37 42 52 62 67 72 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W NW EYE LVL WND SPD.12 10 6 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.20 18 14 13 12 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4600 900 700 500 500 400 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 SMOKE DISPER....1047 131 87 65 61 43 .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Max temperature.....Around 70. Min humidity........45 percent. Eye level winds.....Northwest winds up to 5 mph...becoming east 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 7 to 10 mph...becoming south around 7 mph early in the afternoon, then becoming southeast 7 to 8 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Smoke Dispersal....Fair (MAX...177). TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........38 32 34 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 54 63 69 RH..............76 68 53 46 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4 N 5 NE 5 E 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 8 7 8 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 2600 3300 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 SMOKE DISPER....43 75 159 200 $$ Forecaster...Arnold Requested by...Jeff Vasher Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412825.0/DTX .DELDT 05/01/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL vasherj@michigan.gov