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
352 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.DISCUSSION...High pressure returns to the area through Friday.
Cooler temperatures and dry weather expected. A period of unsettled
weather is possible this weekend.

MIZ047-048-053-060-061-091415-
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
352 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.REST OF THE AFTERNOON...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....56-60.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........37-47 percent.
   24 hr trend......21 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......4860-5360 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (509).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). Widespread frost
                    after 11 pm.
Min temperature.....36-40.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph until early morning
                    becoming light.
Mixing height.......780-980 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (9).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Widespread frost
                    until 11 am.
Max temperature.....56-62.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........36-46 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......3730-4230 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph becoming southeast in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (254).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). Patchy frost
                    after 5 am.
Min temperature.....36-40.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........93-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......520-720 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph becoming south after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (11).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$

MIZ049-054-055-062-091415-
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer-
Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer
352 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.REST OF THE AFTERNOON...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Max temperature.....55-60.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........47-57 percent.
   24 hr trend......22 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......4830-5330 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (774).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Widespread frost
                    after 11 pm.
Min temperature.....36-40.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph until early morning becoming
                    light.
Mixing height.......780-980 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Widespread frost
                    until 11 am.
Max temperature.....56-60.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........38-48 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph becoming southeast in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......3860-4360 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (266).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). Patchy frost
                    after 2 am.
Min temperature.....36-40.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......420-620 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-091415-
St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann
Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe
352 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.REST OF THE AFTERNOON...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 61.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........36-46 percent.
   24 hr trend......27 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......4990-5490 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (732).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Widespread frost
                    after 11 pm.
Min temperature.....34-38.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........89-99 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Widespread frost
                    until 11 am.
Max temperature.....58-62.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........32-42 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph becoming around 5 mph early in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3910-4410 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (339).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). Patchy frost
                    after 5 am.
Min temperature.....34-40.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph becoming southeast up to 5
                    mph in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......400-600 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming south after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost early in the morning. Chance
of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70.

$$

CB