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
252 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.DISCUSSION...Cooler and drier conditions arrive on breezy north wind
Friday, then high pressure dominates the area through the weekend
with dry weather, light wind, and gradually rising temperatures.

MIZ047-048-053-060-061-290815-
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
252 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Min temperature.....46-50.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........86-96 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph becoming around 5 mph after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......780-980 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph becoming north after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (20).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
Max temperature.....64-68.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........39-49 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast early in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4830-5330 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (419).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....44-48.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East around 5 mph early in the evening becoming
                    light.
Mixing height.......120-320 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph becoming south after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....70-74.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........38-48 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph becoming around 5 mph early in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6130-6630 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (364).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$

MIZ049-054-055-062-290815-
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer-
Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer
252 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers after 2 am. Chance of
                    precipitation 20 percent.
Min temperature.....46-50.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........87-97 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......840-1040 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (14).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers until 2 pm. Chance of
                    precipitation 20 percent.
Max temperature.....60-66.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........49-59 percent.
   24 hr trend......17 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......4050-4550 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (621).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....42-46.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph becoming west up to 5
                    mph in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......180-380 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph becoming west after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....66-72.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........41-51 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph becoming north early in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5430-5930 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (328).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-290815-
St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann
Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe
252 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
Min temperature.....44-50.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......840-1040 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (16).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent).
Max temperature.....64-68.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........42-52 percent.
   24 hr trend......27 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......4830-5330 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (558).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....42-48.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light.
Mixing height.......140-340 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....68-74.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37-47 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......6060-6560 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (338).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$

KDK