351 FNUS53 KDTX 041949 FWFDTX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 349 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .DISCUSSION...Cold and windy conditions will persist across Southeast Michigan through the evening hours. Wind gusts will drop off quickly tonight and will only slightly increase on Thursday with gusts near 15 to 20 mph. Dry conditions expected on Thursday with afternoon RH values dropping into the 40 percent range. The next chance for some light rain and/or snow showers will occur Thursday night and Friday. MIZ047-048-053-060-061-051215- Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee- Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint 349 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of snow until 8 pm then a slight chance of. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Min temperature.....Around 21. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Max humidity........76-86 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 20 mph diminishing to 5 to 10 mph in the late evening and overnight. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......100-300 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the late evening and overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0). Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Max temperature.....36-41. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........42-49 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph early in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......6820-7320 ft agl. Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (1450). Pcpn amount.........None. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (60-70 percent) until 10 pm then mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain showers after 8 pm until 9 pm. Chance of snow showers after 8 pm until 2 am then snow showers likely. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Min temperature.....25-30. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......100-300 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0). Pcpn amount.........0.11-0.25 in. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Snow showers likely until noon. Chance of showers. chance of snow showers after noon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Max temperature.....35-40. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........52-58 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph early in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......7890-8390 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph becoming west around 30 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (2230). Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in. $$ MIZ049-054-055-062-051215- Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer- Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer 349 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of snow until 8 pm. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Min temperature.....Around 20. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Max humidity........75-85 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2680-2880 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest 30 to 35 mph decreasing to around 20 mph after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10). Pcpn amount.........None. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Max temperature.....34-39. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........41-51 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph early in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......7310-7810 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (1610). Pcpn amount.........None. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (60-70 percent) until 10 pm then mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain showers after 8 pm until 9 pm. A slight chance of snow showers after 8 pm until 2 am then chance of snow showers. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Min temperature.....24-29. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Max humidity........89-97 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......100-300 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0). Pcpn amount.........0.06-0.10 in. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain and snow showers. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Max temperature.....34-39. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........54-61 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......8140-8640 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (2250). Pcpn amount.........0.06-0.10 in. $$ MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-051215- St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe- Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe 349 PM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of snow until 8 pm then a slight chance of. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Min temperature.....19-24. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Max humidity........76-85 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West winds around 20 mph diminishing to 5 to 10 mph in the late evening and overnight. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......3030-3230 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the late evening and overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (30). Pcpn amount.........None. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (55-65 percent). A slight chance of. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Max temperature.....37-42. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......7220-7720 ft agl. Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (1380). Pcpn amount.........None. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain showers after 8 pm until 11 pm. Chance of snow showers after 8 pm until 2 am then snow showers likely. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Min temperature.....27-32. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1650-1850 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0). Pcpn amount.........0.11-0.25 in. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Snow showers likely until noon. A slight chance of rain showers. A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Max temperature.....37-42. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........47-57 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph early in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......7120-7620 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (2060). Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in. $$ .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. $$ AA