913 FNUS73 KDTX 261246 FWSDTX SPOT FORECAST FOR HARSENS BURN...MI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 846 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING. VENTILATION RATE....EXCELLENT (MAX...600). TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........31 38 41 41 42 42 41 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............21 23 25 26 27 27 27 26 RH..............54 49 47 47 46 48 48 52 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 VRATE (KT-FT)...600 500 500 400 400 400 300 300 $$ FORECASTER...TILLEY REQUESTED BY...JIM FISHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20140326.HARSE.01/DTX