FNUS73 KEAX 031935 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT1...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 235 PM CDT WED NOV 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE PRESCRIBED BURN LOCATION WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING FROM 25 TO 33 MPH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. WINDS SHOULD SETTLE A BIT BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION SET IN. HOWEVER...WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING TO SETTLE SOUTHWARD INTO THE PLAINS...BRISK WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY. EXPECT GUSTY CONDITION TO ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME FRAME AS DEEP MIXING TAKES SHAPE. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW WHICH WILL HELP KEEP RH VALUES HIGHER THAN SEEN TODAY...OFFSETTING A HIGHER FIRE DANGER POTENTIAL DESPITE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 52 49 47 46 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 RH..............36 42 45 48 50 52 54 56 59 63 66 69 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. 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.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 26 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........2 3 5 6 8 9 10 9 8 7 6 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 37 39 42 46 49 52 53 54 55 54 51 RH..............73 74 69 61 53 47 43 39 37 35 35 38 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 16 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DEROCHE REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101104.UNIT1.01/EAX