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FWFIWX

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Southern Great Lakes
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Quiet and cooler conditions today into Monday will give way to
periodic shower and storm chances Tuesday into Wednesday.

INZ005-012-014-103-104-203-204-052015-
Elkhart-Starke-Marshall-Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-
Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-
Including the cities of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Knox,
North Judson, Bass Lake, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Michigan City,
La Porte, Kingsbury, Fish Lake, South Bend, Mishawaka, Lakeville,
Granger, Wanatah, La Crosse, Union Mills, North Liberty,
New Carlisle, and Walkerton
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 /249 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024/

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....55-70.
   24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or (low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2250 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....45-50.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
Vent Rate Category..Marginal.
Mixing Height.......Around 1950 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the northeast
                    after midnight.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....65-75.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35-40 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or (low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s.

$$

INZ006>009-052015-
Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Including the cities of Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola,
Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, and Garrett
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east
                    after midnight.
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2250 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the east after
                    midnight.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
Min humidity........35-40 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or (low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

OHZ001-002-004-005-052015-
Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-
Including the cities of Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, Wauseon,
Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, Napoleon,
Deshler, and Liberty Center
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....70-75.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......25 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2350 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....65-70.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2050 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs around 70. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022-023-052015-
Pulaski-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-
Including the cities of Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville,
Rochester, Akron, Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport,
Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, and Mexico
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....65-70.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
   24 hr trend......25 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or (low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2450 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....45-55.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the northeast
                    after midnight.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms after 1700. Chance of
                    precipitation 20 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1700, then 3.
Max temperature.....70-75.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or (low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2300 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 70. South winds around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s.

$$

INZ017-018-116-216-052015-
Whitley-Allen IN-Northern Kosciusko-Southern Kosciusko-
Including the cities of Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley,
Fort Wayne, New Haven, Syracuse, Milford, North Webster, Leesburg,
Warsaw, Winona Lake, Silver Lake, and Mentone
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....65-70.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    northeast after midnight.
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2450 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the east after
                    midnight.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
Min humidity........35-40 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2100 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 70. South winds around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

INZ024>027-052015-
Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-
Including the cities of Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington,
Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, and Berne
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    northeast after midnight.
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2350 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the east after
                    midnight.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms after 1700. Chance of
                    precipitation 20 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1700, then 3.
Max temperature.....70-75.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2050 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 70. South winds around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

INZ032>034-052015-
Grant-Blackford-Jay-
Including the cities of Marion, Gas City, Upland, Hartford City,
Montpelier, Portland, and Dunkirk
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph.
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2350 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the east after
                    midnight.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms after 1400 until 1700, then
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of
                    precipitation 30 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1400, then 3 until 1700, then 4.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2050 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 70. South winds around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 50. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

OHZ015-016-024-025-052015-
Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
Including the cities of Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic,
Columbus Grove, Continental, Pandora, Van Wert, Ohio City, Lima,
Spencerville, and Bluffton
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....70-75.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50-55.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    northeast after midnight.
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2250 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms after 1700. Chance of
                    precipitation 20 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1700, then 3.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........35-40 percent.
   24 hr trend......25 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Not as warm. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Highs around 70. South winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

MIZ078>081-177-277-052015-
Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Northern Berrien-
Southern Berrien-
Including the cities of Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg,
Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater,
Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Benton Harbor,
St. Joseph, Paw Paw Lake, Niles, New Buffalo, Stevensville,
and Berrien Springs
349 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....55-70.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or (very low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2550 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....45-50.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
Humidity recovery...Excellent.
20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east
                    after midnight.
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2250 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the east after
                    midnight.
CWR.................0 percent.

.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....65-75.
   24 hr trend......Little change.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
   24 hr trend......35 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East winds around 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or (low).
Vent Rate Category..Fair.
Mixing Height.......Around 2500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cooler. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs
in the mid 60s.

$$