FNUS73 KGLD 152106
FWSGLD

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LAIRD FIRE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
306 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1455 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 6 PM
TONIGHT...THEN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND SUNSET. A FEW HIGH
CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...NO PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (MDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10  10  10  10
TEMP............68  69  66  63
RH..............34  32  36  41
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..17  16  14  10
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  20
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.17  16  14  10
EYE LVL WND GST.25  25  20
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........45  45  45  45  45  45  41  41  41  41  41  41
TEMP............60  54  51  49  48  47  46  45  44  43  42  42
RH..............46  56  62  66  67  69  71  73  76  79  81  80
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   8   7   6   5   5   5   6   6   7
20 FT WIND GUST.            10
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   7   7   8   7   6   5   5   5   6   6   7
EYE LVL WND GST.            10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........43        43        30        30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............41        48        59        63
RH..............82        68        44        35
20 FT WIND......W 7       NW 8G10   NW 9G10   NW 10G15
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7       NW 8G10   NW 9G10   NW 10G15
HAINES INDEX....5         4         5         5

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FORECASTER...WFO GLD
REQUESTED BY...ROGER BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091015.LAIRD.01/GLD