Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
382 FNUS53 KDTX 230737 FWFDTX 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. $$ MIZ049-054-055-062-232115- Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer- Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer 337 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Max temperature.....72-78. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........29-39 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......7980-8480 ft agl. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (1574). Pcpn amount.........None. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent). Min temperature.....48-54. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........68-78 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8). Pcpn amount.........None. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Max temperature.....70-76. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........33-43 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5890-6390 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph becoming southeast in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good (584). Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in. $$ 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. $$ .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 70. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 60s. $$ AM