FNUS73 KEAX 071342 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR WYCO LAKE PARK...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 742 AM CST SUN NOV 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXES DOWN THE 30 MPH WINDS THAT ARE JUST OFF THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...MIXING HEIGHTS MAY BE SLOW TO LIFT THIS MORNING AS THE WARMER TEMPERATURES ALOFT MAY LIMIT THE GROWTH AND ULTIMATE DEPTH OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER. THE AIRMASS REMAINS QUITE DRY AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM SIGNIFICANTLY. THESE CONDITIONS... WHEN COMBINED WITH 10 HOUR DEAD FUEL MOISTURE IN THE 5 TO 6 PERCENT RANGE...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. MONDAY...HIGHER DEWPOINTS WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE ON THE PERSISTENT SOUTH WIND. SO...WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...AND THE WIND RATHER BREEZY...HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED HIGHER... MITIGATING THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........7 7 5 3 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 69 70 63 RH..............25 19 19 26 20 FT WIND......S 18 S 20 S 18 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........2 2 2 2 3 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 56 54 52 50 48 RH..............32 36 40 45 48 53 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 14 S 15 S 15 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 6 7 7 8 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 52 58 67 71 71 RH..............54 50 42 33 30 31 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 17 SW 20 SW 18 S 18 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CUTTER REQUESTED BY...JASON HARTMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101107.WYCOL.01/EAX