FNUS73 KEAX 091908
FWSEAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MDC WILDFIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
108 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1257 CST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN EAST TO SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD.  MIXING HEIGHTS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE IN
THE 2500 TO 2700 FT RANGE WITH TRANSPORT WINDS OUT OF THE EAST SOUTHEAST
AT 20 TO 25 MPH. SNOW LIKELY NOT REOCCURRING UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........96  97  98  98  99
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............29  31  32  31  30
RH..............38  35  33  36  38
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..13  13  13  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........99     99     100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............29     27     26     25     24     23
RH..............40     48     53     57     66     76
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 10   E 12   E 13   E 12   E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      2

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FORECASTER...COOPER
REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110109.MDCWI.01/EAX