942  
FNUS73 KDTX 222228  
FWSDTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHATFIELD BURN...CITY OF LAPEER  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
628 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SE MICHIGAN TODAY  
AND THURSDAY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, ASIDE FROM A LOW CHANCE OF A  
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF I-94. LIGHT WINDS OUT  
OF THE NORTH TODAY GRADUALLY VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AROUND  
THE HIGH. THE DRY AIRMASS IS REFLECTED IN MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN  
35 AND 50 PERCENT.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
DEWPOINT............42...INCREASING TO 48 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL....GOOD (MAX...331).  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)..........25 16 13 14 19 18 26 38  
WEATHER COV......  
WEATHER TYPE.....  
TEMP.............57 61 65 68 71 73 73 74  
RH...............54 50 46 46 43 42 42 43  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 12 13 12 13 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)....1.2 1.6 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD..9 9 10 12 12 10 10 9  
SMOKE DISPER......9 13 19 26 31 31 33 28  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
DEWPOINT............49...DECREASING TO 45 OVERNIGHT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL....POOR (MIN...44).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%)..........31 36 40 31 25 33  
WEATHER COV......  
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP.............73 69 60 56 54 53  
RH...............44 54 67 68 68 72  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 5 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.12 11 11 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)....2900 500 500 500 400 400  
TRANSP WIND DIR..S SE SE S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD..9 12 12 13 12 12  
SMOKE DISPER......23 5 5 5 5 4  
 

 
FORECASTER...CONSIDINE  
REQUESTED BY...JERRAD WITTKE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611330.0/DTX  
.DELDT 04/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JWITTKE@CI.LAPEER.MI.US  
 
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