FNUS73 KGLD 071501
FWSGLD

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PIONEER FEED LOT FIRE...LG-GO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
801 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0852 CST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY LOW AGAIN
TODAY...DROPPING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT...BUT WITH LIGHT WINDS
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CLOUDS
WILL BE INCREASING OVERNIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING SUNDAY
MORNING. A FEW ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO GLD
REQUESTED BY...DIRECTOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090207.PIONE.01/GLD