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
404 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.DISCUSSION...Low pressure working across the Great Lakes brings
scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms today into Thursday
morning with isolated strong to severe wind gusts and heavy
rainfall. High pressure then fills in behind a cold front Thursday
with breezier and drier conditions.

MIZ047-048-053-060-061-162115-
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
404 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of showers
                    and slight chance of thunderstorms after 8 am
                    until 2 pm, then showers likely and chance of
                    thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 60
                    percent.
Max temperature.....84-89.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........57-67 percent.
   24 hr trend......24 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3700-4200 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (401).
Pcpn amount.........0.26-0.50 in.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of
                    thunderstorms until 2 am. Chance of showers.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms after 2 am.
                    Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 70.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........93-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......840-1040 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph becoming southwest
                    around 20 mph after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (18).
Pcpn amount.........0.26-0.50 in.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of
                    showers until 5 pm. Chance of precipitation 30
                    percent.
Max temperature.....74-80.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........60-70 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph becoming around 10 mph
                    early in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3630-4130 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph decreasing to around 15
                    mph early in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (600).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.


$$

MIZ049-054-055-062-162115-
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer-
Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer
404 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent) until 8 am, then partly
                    sunny (35-45 percent) until 2 pm, then mostly
                    cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of showers and
                    slight chance of thunderstorms after 8 am until
                    1400, then showers likely and chance of
                    thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 60
                    percent.
Max temperature.....84-88.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........59-69 percent.
   24 hr trend......23 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3780-4280 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (431).
Pcpn amount.........0.51-0.75 in.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent) until 2 am, then
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms until 11 pm. Slight
                    chance of thunderstorms after 11 pm. Chance of
                    showers after 2 am. Chance of precipitation 30
                    percent.
Min temperature.....65-70.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......900-1100 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (18).
Pcpn amount.........0.11-0.25 in.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of
                    thunderstorms until 11 am. Chance of showers.
                    Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Max temperature.....75-80.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........70-80 percent.
   24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph becoming north early in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2780-3280 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest early in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (548).
Pcpn amount.........0.06-0.10 in.


$$

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-162115-
St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann
Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe
404 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of showers
                    and slight chance of thunderstorms until 8 am,
                    then showers and thunderstorms likely. Chance
                    of precipitation 60 percent.
Max temperature.....83-88.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........60-70 percent.
   24 hr trend......32 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming south 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3890-4390 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (482).
Pcpn amount.........1.01-1.50 in.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) until 2 am, then
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms until 11 pm, then
                    slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    after 2 am. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Min temperature.....68-72.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......900-1100 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20
                    mph after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (17).
Pcpn amount.........0.06-0.10 in.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Showers likely
                    until 2 pm. Chance of thunderstorms after 11 am
                    until 5 pm. Chance of showers after 2 pm.
                    Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Max temperature.....78-84.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........62-72 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest early in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3380-3880 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest around 15
                    mph early in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (646).
Pcpn amount.........0.06-0.10 in.


$$


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs around 80. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.

$$

KGK