FNUS73 KEAX 091233 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR WYCO LAKE PARK...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 633 AM CST TUE NOV 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON NOVEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH TODAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL. HOWEVER...WITH DEWPOINTS INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT BE AS LOW WHICH WILL LIMIT THE FIRE DANGER. THE PROLONGED DRY SPELL IS EXPECTED TO END LATER THIS WEEK WITH RAIN LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 23 28 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 70 72 72 RH..............59 45 41 40 20 FT WIND......S 16 S 20 S 20 S 20 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 42 46 50 59 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 62 59 57 56 54 RH..............47 58 68 75 78 81 20 FT WIND......S 18 S 16 S 16 S 15 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......800-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 78 77 76 59 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 56 59 62 64 63 RH..............80 74 66 59 52 50 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 16 S 17 S 16 SW 16 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JULY REQUESTED BY...JASON HARTMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101109.WYCOL.01/EAX