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
353 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...Conditions will remain dry and sunny across SE MI
through early next week as high pressure maintains a strong
influence over the region. Temperatures gradually increase each day,
likely reaching the 70s Sunday and Monday. Minimum RH values near 30
percent Friday will moderate closer to 40 percent through the
weekend.

MIZ047-048-053-060-061-182115-
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
353 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....64-68.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........28-38 percent.
   24 hr trend......17 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......2940-3440 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (418).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....36-42.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........88-98 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (17).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....66-70.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........32-42 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......2830-3330 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (440).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$

MIZ049-054-055-062-182115-
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer-
Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer
353 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....64-69.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........31-41 percent.
   24 hr trend......19 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......2470-2970 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (347).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....38-42.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (12).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....66-71.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........36-46 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......2490-2990 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (367).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-182115-
St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann
Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe
353 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....62-67.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........32-42 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......2490-2990 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (273).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....38-42.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph until early morning becoming
                    light.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......640-840 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph becoming southwest after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....65-70.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........32-42 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......2770-3270 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (301).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the mid 50s.

$$

DRK