945
FNUS73 KDTX 231001
FWSDTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS UNIT NORTH...MIDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
601 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY OUTSIDE OF AN
ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CHANCE WEST OF I-75/US-23. LIGHT
EAST FLOW THIS MORNING SHIFTS TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FOR INTERIOR
LOCATIONS, WHILE MAINTAINING AN EASTERLY COMPONENT CLOSE TO THE
SHORELINE. MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 35 AND 50 PERCENT EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AS PROFILES BECOME WELL-MIXED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DEWPOINT............43...INCREASING TO 53.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH
UP TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 12
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL....GOOD (MAX...433).
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..........23 18 14 11 9 20 23
WEATHER COV...... ISO
WEATHER TYPE..... RW
TEMP.............64 68 71 73 74 75 75
RH...............59 55 52 50 48 47 47
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 12 12 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)....1.6 1.9 2.7 3.3 3.8 4.3 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR..S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD..10 12 10 12 10 12 12
SMOKE DISPER......15 19 24 33 35 43 43
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
DEWPOINT............51...DECREASING TO 46 OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL....POOR (MIN...29).
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%)..........26 12 32 18 23 34
WEATHER COV......ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE.....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP.............75 70 63 59 55 54
RH...............47 53 66 74 72 75
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 5 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.13 11 10 10 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)....3800 900 500 500 400 400
TRANSP WIND DIR..S S SE S SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD..13 12 13 13 10 10
SMOKE DISPER......42 9 6 5 4 4
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
DEWPOINT............50...INCREASING TO 59.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL....EXCELLENT (MAX...641).
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%)..........26 28 68 73
WEATHER COV...... S CHC S CHC LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP.............53 59 71 74
RH...............83 78 62 58
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 14 17
MIX HGT (KFT)....400 700 2300 3500
MIXNG WIND......S 10 S 14 S 20 S 21
SMOKE DISPER......3 9 40 64
FORECASTER...BEHNKE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF VASHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611383.0/DTX
.DELDT 04/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL VASHERJ@MICHIGAN.GOV
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