516
FNUS73 KDTX 140913
FWSDTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH LAKE PRAIRIE...MIDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
513 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DEVELOPING SUNSHINE TODAY AND DRY AS MIN RH DIPS INTO
THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE AND AS TEMPS REACH INTO LOW TO MID
60S. MUCH WARMER THIS WEEKEND, BUT THERE WILL BE CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TIME TO TIME.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
DEWPOINT............39.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL....EXCELLENT (MAX...1273).
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..........21 21 29 37 28 32 34
WEATHER COV......
WEATHER TYPE.....
TEMP.............56 58 60 61 63 64 64
RH...............55 50 46 44 41 40 40
EYE LVL WND DIR. N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD. 8 10 10 8 8 7 6
EYE LVL WND GST. 16 16 17 17 16 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)....5.2 6.0 6.5 7.1 7.0 7.4 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR..N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD..23 23 22 21 20 17 16
SMOKE DISPER......104 121 124 127 120 111 95
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
DEWPOINT............38.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL....POOR (MIN...13).
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%)..........34 24 21 6 30 36
WEATHER COV......
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP.............64 62 52 46 42 42
RH...............39 44 59 69 76 79
EYE LVL WND DIR. N N N W N N
EYE LVL WND SPD. 6 2 1 1 0 0
EYE LVL WND GST. 12 7 5 4 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)....6400 700 600 400 400 300
TRANSP WIND DIR..N N NW NW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD..14 6 5 6 6 6
SMOKE DISPER......77 4 2 2 2 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
DEWPOINT............38...INCREASING TO 42 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING
SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 17 TO 20
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL....EXCELLENT (MAX...669).
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%)..........57 66 70 39
WEATHER COV......
WEATHER TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP.............42 52 62 67
RH...............80 63 46 41
EYE LVL WND DIR. S S SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD. 2 4 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST. 5 10 14 18
MIX HGT (KFT)....300 1000 2700 2800
MIXNG WIND......S 7 S 10 SW 16 S 20
SMOKE DISPER......2 9 37 48
FORECASTER...TILLEY
REQUESTED BY...JEFF VASHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613583.0/DTX
.DELDT 05/14/26
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.EMAIL VASHERJ@MICHIGAN.GOV
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