324  
FNUS73 KDTX 091127  
FWSDTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DHU VARREN RX BURN...CITY OF ANN ARBOR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
727 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
AFTER A COLD START TO THE DAY, FULL SUNSHINE AND DRY  
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DRY  
AIR ALOFT, DID LOWER DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES AND THUS AFTERNOON  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS SOME OF THE DRIER AIR ALOFT IS  
EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WITH NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15  
MPH TODAY, THE ONSHORE FLOW FOR AREAS IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE LAKE  
HURON SHORELINE WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER AND THUS RHS MORE  
ELEVATED AT 35% AND HIGHER. INLAND FROM LAKE HURON, WARMER  
TEMPERATURES AND MORE EFFICIENT MIXING OF DRIER AIR DOWN TO THE  
SURFACE WILL FAVOR RHS FALLING INTO THE 20-30% RANGE. A COLD FRONT  
DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY, BRINGING A CHANCE FOR A FEW  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND REINFORCES GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS DURING  
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS LIGHTEN UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATTER  
HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SLOW MOVING SYSTEM WILL  
LIFT INTO THE REGION NEXT WEEK, BRINGING PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SHOWERS  
AND PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
DEWPOINT............32.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL....GOOD (MAX...566).  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)..........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
WEATHER COV......  
WEATHER TYPE.....  
TEMP.............40 45 51 55 58 60 62 62 63 63  
RH...............71 64 52 44 37 32 30 29 29 28  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 8 6 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)....0.5 1.2 1.8 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD..9 9 12 14 15 15 14 13 13 13  
SMOKE DISPER......4 9 18 43 53 57 56 54 54 53  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST  
5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
DEWPOINT............32.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH...DIMINISHING TO UP TO  
6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST UP TO  
5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL....POOR (MIN...16).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%)..........0 1 1 2 3 4  
WEATHER COV......  
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP.............63 58 51 46 42 40  
RH...............29 36 53 63 73 76  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 2 4 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 7 4 6 10 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)....4600 500 600 300 300 300  
TRANSP WIND DIR..N N NW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD..12 7 5 6 9 12  
SMOKE DISPER......46 3 2 2 3 3  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
DEWPOINT............33...INCREASING TO 46.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL....GOOD (MAX...594).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%)..........8 7 25 26  
WEATHER COV...... S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TEMP.............41 51 67 72  
RH...............70 55 40 40  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 7 10  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 10 16 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)....300 800 2400 4300  
MIXNG WIND......W 10 W 12 W 15 W 16  
SMOKE DISPER......3 8 31 59  
 

 
 
FORECASTER...TILLEY  
REQUESTED BY...RACHEL MARANTO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513608.0/DTX  
.DELDT 05/09/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RMARANTO@A2GOV.ORG  
 
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