295 FNUS73 KDTX 081321 FWSDTX Spot Forecast for Brookfield Rx...MDNR National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 921 AM EDT Mon May 8 2017 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1400 EDT on May 08. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...DRIER THAN NORMAL AIRMASS CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S AND AFTERNOON RH VALUES DIPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT in most areas outside of the Thumb WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE BALANCE OF THE DAY. EXPECT CLEAR SKIES WITH A MODERATE NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 12 MPH. WIND WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY GUSTY BUT AN OCCASIONAL GUST UP TO 18 MPH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). Areas of frost early in the morning. Temperature.........50 at ignition...Max 55. RH..................38 percent at ignition...Min 35 percent. Eye level winds.....Northwest winds 8 to 13 mph. Mixing height.......500-1700 ft AGL increasing to 5400 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 5000-6200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 17 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor /800 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...excellent /90000 knot-ft/. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth at ignition...max 4. TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%)..........0 0 0 1 Weather cov...... Weather type..... Tstm cov......... Temp.............50 52 54 55 RH...............38 36 35 36 Eye lvl wnd dir..NW NW NW NW Eye lvl wnd spd..8 8 7 7 Eye lvl wnd gst..20 20 20 20 Mix hgt (kft)....5.4 5.9 6.2 6.1 Transp wind dir..NW NW NW NW Transp wind spd..17 17 17 16 Haines index....4 4 3 3 VRate kt-ft/1000.80 90 90 90 $$ Forecaster...Clark Requested by...Lee Osterland Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 1708780.0/DTX .EMAIL osterlandl@michigan.gov