988  
FNUS53 KDTX 102007  
FWFDTX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
407 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
A SHARP FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE OVERHEAD OF SOUTHEAST  
MICHIGAN TODAY BEFORE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH LOWER  
MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM  
ACTIVITY BY TONIGHT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF  
0.75 TO 2.0 INCHES. MINIMUM RH VALUES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY ARE  
EXPECTED TO RANGE IN THE 60 TO 80% RANGE. EAST WINDS TODAY WILL  
BECOME NORTHWEST TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY.  
 
MIZ047-048-053-060-061-110815-  
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MIDLAND-BAY CITY-SAGINAW-OWOSSO-FLINT  
407 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY UNTIL 2 AM.  
FREEZING RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN  
AFTER 2 AM. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36.  
24 HR TREND......14 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.51-0.75 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN WITH POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORMS AND FREEZING RAIN UNTIL 11 AM,  
THEN RAIN LIKELY UNTIL 2 PM, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET UNTIL 5 PM. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69-79 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1970-2470 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (634).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.11-0.25 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) UNTIL 2 AM, THEN  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.  
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88-98 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2570-2770 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (290).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01-0.05 IN.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42.  
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33-43 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......34 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400-7900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1495).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
MIZ049-054-055-062-110815-  
HURON-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-LAPEER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAD AXE-CARO-SANDUSKY-LAPEER  
407 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). FREEZING RAIN UNTIL  
2 AM. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-36.  
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......740-940 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN  
BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.51-0.75 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 PM, THEN RAIN LIKELY,  
CHANCE OF SNOW, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT  
SLEET. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
MIN HUMIDITY........77-87 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......5 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (529).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.26-0.50 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.  
24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......3 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2520-2720 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (435).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01-0.05 IN.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40.  
24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-48 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......40 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7480-7980 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1522).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-110815-  
ST CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT HURON-HOWELL-PONTIAC-WARREN-ANN  
ARBOR-DETROIT-ADRIAN-MONROE  
407 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL  
2 AM. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN AFTER 2 AM.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-48.  
24 HR TREND......11 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......550-750 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.76-1.00 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 11 AM, THEN RAIN AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2 PM, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 5 PM. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-60.  
24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67-77 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT WETTER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2340-2840 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST  
AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (734).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.26-0.50 IN.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) UNTIL 2 AM, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-30.  
24 HR TREND......14 DEGREES COOLER.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87-97 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15  
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2670-2870 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (331).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01-0.05 IN.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.  
24 HR TREND......18 DEGREES COOLER.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33-43 PERCENT.  
24 HR TREND......38 PERCENT DRIER.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7610-8110 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1521).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........NONE.  
 
 
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 30.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
MONDAY  
COLDER. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 18.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.  
 
 
 
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