FNUS73 KGLD 211925
FWSGLD

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CRP BURN...LG-GO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
125 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHOULD GRADUALLY
BECOME SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. EXPECT
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BE LATE
AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE AROUND 50 PERCENT AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE BURN PERIOD...DECREASING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT
BY MID-AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...WFO GLD
REQUESTED BY...DIRECTOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.CRPBU.01/GLD