FNUS73 KEAX 031409 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR STEELE NE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 809 AM CST WED MAR 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MAINLY SUNNY SKIES AND HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING SOUTH OUT OF WESTERN IOWA WILL PROVIDE FOR AN OVERALL PLEASANT DAY. THE AFOREMENTIONED HIGH WILL BRING RELATIVELY LIGHT NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AND MODEST AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDIFIES. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESCRIBED BURNING FOR THE FORECAST SITE BOTH TODAY AND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM FROM SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE READINGS TODAY...TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE LEVELS INTO THE WEEKEND. WARMING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL PROVIDE FOR FAIRLY STEEP LAPSE RATES UP TO AROUND 1.5 TO 2 KFT AGL. A FEW PASSING LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN ARRIVING EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 5 6 7 8 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 41 44 46 47 47 45 RH..............52 46 42 40 39 39 42 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 17 18 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 39 36 34 32 31 30 28 28 27 26 25 RH..............48 54 60 64 67 70 72 75 77 79 80 82 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........20 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............25 25 27 32 37 41 45 48 51 52 52 51 RH..............79 83 79 66 58 50 45 40 37 35 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DEROCHE REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100303.STEEL.01/EAX