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
346 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...Gusty westerly winds of 35-45 mph will diminish this
evening and tonight. Dry for the daylight hours of Friday, but
widespread rain then returns Friday evening and persists into
Saturday. Dry conditions return on Sunday.

MIZ047-048-053-060-061-040830-
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
346 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) until 2 am, then
                    partly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Min temperature.....30-35.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........89-99 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming north after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......500-700 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph decreasing to around 10
                    mph in the late evening and early morning, then
                    becoming northeast after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (16).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Max temperature.....46-52.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........48-58 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2860-3360 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (392).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain. Chance of
                    precipitation 100 percent.
Min temperature.....36-41.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........87-97 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......660-860 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (37).
Pcpn amount.........0.11-0.25 in.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain. Chance
                    of precipitation 40 percent.
Max temperature.....46-52.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........56-66 percent.
   24 hr trend......21 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North around 10 mph becoming northwest in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......3230-3730 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest early in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (591).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.


$$

MIZ049-054-055-062-040830-
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer-
Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer
346 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) until 2 am, then
                    partly cloudy (45-55 percent).
Min temperature.....30-35.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........89-98 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming north after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......900-1100 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph becoming north around 5
                    mph after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (12).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Max temperature.....44-50.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........49-59 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2470-2970 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (333).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain. Chance of
                    precipitation 100 percent.
Min temperature.....34-39.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-97 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......760-960 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (20).
Pcpn amount.........0.11-0.25 in.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain until
                    2 pm. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Max temperature.....44-50.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........72-82 percent.
   24 hr trend......24 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 10 mph becoming northwest in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......2000-2500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph becoming northwest in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (357).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.


$$

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-040830-
St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann
Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe
346 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent).
Min temperature.....34-40.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........85-95 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming north after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......530-730 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph becoming northeast
                    after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (14).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain after 2 pm. Chance of precipitation 20
                    percent.
Max temperature.....48-54.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........50-60 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2330-2830 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (363).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain. Chance of
                    precipitation 100 percent.
Min temperature.....38-44.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........88-98 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 10 to 15 mph diminishing to around 5 mph
                    after midnight.
Mixing height.......550-750 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (25).
Pcpn amount.........0.51-0.75 in.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain. Chance
                    of precipitation 50 percent.
Max temperature.....50-56.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........69-79 percent.
   24 hr trend......26 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 10 mph becoming northwest in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......1790-2290 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (335).
Pcpn amount.........0.11-0.25 in.


$$


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Snow likely. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the mid 40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows in the lower 20s.
Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the mid 50s.

$$

SF