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Spot Forecast for Barton RX Burn...NAP
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
831 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 EDT on October 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.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.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Light winds...becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Dewpoint............32...increasing to 38 in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Eye level winds.....Light winds...becoming southwest up to 6 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
LAL.................
Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 7 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Smoke Dispersal....Fair (MAX...278).

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..........4   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2
WEATHER COV......
WEATHER TYPE.....
TEMP.............34  39  46  53  58  61  64  65  66  65
RH...............88  82  70  59  51  45  41  39  38  39
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   4   4   5   5   6   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.6   7   8   10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)....0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.6 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD..7   7   7   8   9   10  10  12  10  9
LAL.............M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
SMOKE DISPER......3   2   3   6   13  21  24  28  26  22

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Max humidity........93 percent.
Surface winds (mph).South winds 5 to 6 mph early in the
                    evening...becoming light.
Dewpoint............39.
Eye level winds.....South winds up to 5 mph early in the
                    evening...becoming light.
LAL.................
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 9 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Smoke Dispersal....Poor (MIN...21).

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..........2      3      2      3      7      9
WEATHER COV......
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.............63     53     48     44     43     41
RH...............43     61     76     87     91     93
EYE LVL WND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5      4      2      2      2      2
EYE LVL WND GST.8      6      6      6      5      5
MIX HGT (KFT)....800    400    400    400    400    400
TRANSP WIND DIR..S      S      SE     S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD..7      7      8      9      8      6
LAL.............M      M      M      M      M      M
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4
SMOKE DISPER......5      3      3      4      3      2

$$
Forecaster...Richter
Requested by...Tina Stephens
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/18/24
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.EMAIL nap@a2gov.org