FNUS73 KEAX 081226 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR WYCO LAKE PARK...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 626 AM CST MON NOV 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON NOVEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...10 HOUR DEAD FUEL MOISTURE OF 5 TO 6 PERCENT AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A BUTLER TO MARSHALL TO FAYETTE LINE. SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION. THESE AREAS WILL HAVE A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER THREAT FOR TODAY. WHILE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY EVEN MORE MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND MINIMIZE THE FIRE DANGER THREAT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........7 6 6 6 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 65 70 73 66 RH..............42 34 30 29 38 20 FT WIND......S 17 SW 16 SW 16 S 16 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........5 4 3 2 4 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 60 57 55 55 54 RH..............40 49 56 62 66 70 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 7 S 9 S 12 S 12 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 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.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........8 13 21 26 29 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 56 61 68 72 72 RH..............74 68 59 48 42 41 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 15 S 17 S 18 S 17 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...JULY REQUESTED BY...JASON HARTMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101108.WYCOL.01/EAX