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
312 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.DISCUSSION...Dry and tranquil conditions persist through Labor Day
weekend with high pressure in control. Cooler temperatures gradually
warm toward seasonal normals, while minimum RHs hold above 40
percent.

MIZ047-048-053-060-061-310815-
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
312 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....46-50.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........92-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast up to 5 mph until early morning
                    becoming light.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph becoming south after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....72-78.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........38-48 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5480-5980 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph becoming northeast in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (300).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent). Patchy fog after 2 am.
Min temperature.....50-54.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........94-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph becoming southeast up to 5
                    mph in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......200-400 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.LABOR DAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....74-80.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37-47 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......6430-6930 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (427).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$

MIZ049-054-055-062-310815-
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer-
Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer
312 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
Min temperature.....44-50.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Light winds.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph becoming southwest after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....70-76.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........42-52 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5150-5650 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 5 mph becoming northeast in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (269).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Patchy fog after
                    2 am.
Min temperature.....48-54.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........99 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph becoming southeast up to 5
                    mph in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......260-460 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.LABOR DAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....72-78.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........43-53 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5740-6240 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (388).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-310815-
St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann
Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe
312 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....46-52.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph until early morning becoming
                    light.
Mixing height.......680-880 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph becoming south in the
                    late evening and early morning, then becoming
                    west after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....72-78.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37-47 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5810-6310 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph becoming northeast in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (351).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....48-54.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........94-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph becoming northeast up to 5
                    mph in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......140-340 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.LABOR DAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....74-79.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........38-48 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph becoming around 5 mph early in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6370-6870 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (508).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. West
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s.

$$

MR