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FNUS73 KDTX 261242
FWSDTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW ISLAND BURN...MI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
842 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 26. 

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD AND DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TODAY
DUE TO ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. THE
HIGH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COAST BY EVENING AS LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS WILL CAUSE THE WIND
TO BACK TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE SLIGHTLY THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30. 
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN 
                    THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH 
                    DURING AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 
                    MPH BY AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL BY 
                    AFTERNOON. 
VENTILATION RATE....GOOD (MAX...500). 

TIME (EDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 
SKY (%).........45  50  53  55  58  59  58  56  
WEATHER COV.....                                
WEATHER TYPE....                                
TEMP............20  23  25  27  28  28  28  27  
RH..............56  52  49  48  48  49  51  54  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   9   9   9   10  9   9   
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  20  20  15  15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 3.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 
VRATE (KT-FT)...200 300 400 500 500 400 500 500 

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FORECASTER...TILLEY
REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140326.CROWI.01/DTX