409  
FNUS53 KDTX 011957  
FWFDTX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
357 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS BRINGS POTENTIAL  
FOR A WINTRY MIX TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE A RAPID  
TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN ENSUES MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAIN AND  
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY  
WEDNESDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS ENSUE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH DRY  
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND MOST OF FRIDAY.  
 
MIZ047-048-053-060-061-020815-  
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MIDLAND-BAY CITY-SAGINAW-OWOSSO-FLINT  
357 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
AFTER 2 AM. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......8 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......870-1070 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (73).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.11-0.25 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS, SLEET,  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND FREEZING  
RAIN UNTIL 2 PM. RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.  
24 HR TREND......19 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63-73 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......31 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......890-1390 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 20  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (344).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........1.01-1.50 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 11 PM. RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL  
2 AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 2 AM. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-50.  
24 HR TREND......19 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......18 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING AROUND 15 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (80).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.26-0.50 IN.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47-57 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......16 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 15  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1163).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
MIZ049-054-055-062-020815-  
HURON-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-LAPEER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAD AXE-CARO-SANDUSKY-LAPEER  
357 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
AFTER 2 AM. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.  
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........71-80 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......680-880 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 25  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (36).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.11-0.25 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS, SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET UNTIL 2 PM.  
RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
2 PM. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
24 HR TREND......24 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61-69 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......27 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......970-1470 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 30 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 25  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (459).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........1.01-1.50 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 AM, THEN CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90  
PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-48.  
24 HR TREND......20 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......22 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (82).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.51-0.75 IN.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......12 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST  
AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3770-4270 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1267).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-020815-  
ST CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT HURON-HOWELL-PONTIAC-WARREN-ANN  
ARBOR-DETROIT-ADRIAN-MONROE  
357 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER 11 PM UNTIL 2 AM, THEN CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30  
PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.  
24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........71-81 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......3 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......950-1150 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (51).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01-0.05 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS, SLEET AND  
FREEZING RAIN LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM. RAIN SHOWERS  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.  
24 HR TREND......23 DEGREES WARMER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59-69 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......24 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1260-1760 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (463).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.76-1.00 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 AM. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 2 AM. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 100 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-56.  
24 HR TREND......20 DEGREES WARMER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......22 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......790-990 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (65).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.76-1.00 IN.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42-52 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......13 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3850-4350 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
DECREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1202).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
40S.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
40S.  
 
 
 
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