FNUS73 KGLD 031826
FWSGLD

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LAIRD WILDFIRE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1226 PM MDT WED NOV 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1221 MDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AS NORTHERLY WINDS GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY
AROUND SUNSET.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND
                    13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND
                    13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........16     11     7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     65     65
RH..............27     22     21
20 FT WIND......N 21   N 23   N 18
20 FT WIND GUST.30     35     25
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 21   N 23   N 18
EYE LEVEL WIND..30     35     25
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........2      1      1      1      1      1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     40     35     32     30     28
RH..............34     48     56     58     60     62
20 FT WIND......N 9    NW 8   NW 9   NW 10  NW 9   NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 9    NW 8   NW 9   NW 10  NW 9   NW 9
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      5      5      4

$$
FORECASTER...WFO GLD
REQUESTED BY...ROGER BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101103.LAIRD.01/GLD