Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
330 PM EDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.DISCUSSION...High pressure drifts overhead through Thursday
sustaining dry and seasonable conditions. Rain chances increase this
weekend in advance of an approaching upper low and associated cold
front.

MIZ047-048-053-060-061-160815-
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
330 PM EDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....38-44.
   24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......9 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming north around 5
                    mph after midnight.
Mixing height.......780-980 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph becoming north after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....58-64.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37-47 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......3040-3540 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph becoming northeast early in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (194).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of
                    precipitation 20 percent.
Min temperature.....42-46.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........88-98 percent.
   24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in
                    the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......680-880 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph becoming south in the late
                    evening and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers until 2 pm. Chance of precipitation 30
                    percent.
Max temperature.....62-66.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........40-50 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......1910-2410 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (376).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.


$$

MIZ049-054-055-062-160815-
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-Lapeer-
Including the cities of Bad Axe-Caro-Sandusky-Lapeer
330 PM EDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....36-42.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (10).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....58-64.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........41-51 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast early in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3910-4410 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (312).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
Min temperature.....38-44.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming south around 5 mph after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......620-820 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph becoming south in the late
                    evening and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers after 2 pm. Chance of precipitation 30
                    percent.
Max temperature.....60-66.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........42-52 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......1700-2200 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (284).
Pcpn amount.........0.01-0.05 in.


$$

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-160815-
St Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron-Howell-Pontiac-Warren-Ann
Arbor-Detroit-Adrian-Monroe
330 PM EDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....34-40.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (9).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....62-66.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........36-46 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast early in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3960-4460 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (353).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
Min temperature.....38-44.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southeast up to 5 mph in
                    the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......500-700 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph becoming south after
                    midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3).
Pcpn amount.........None.

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent).
Max temperature.....64-68.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........32-42 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2260-2760 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (320).
Pcpn amount.........None.


$$


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cooler, showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s.

$$

KDK