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SPOT FORECAST FOR MDC WILDFIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
537 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1730 CST ON MARCH 6.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...BUT WILL
INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH ON MONDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 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.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 16 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........47     53     62     68     70     73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     38     36     36     35     35
RH..............56     66     72     74     78     81
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 8   SE 7   SE 7   SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10                   10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 8   SE 8   SE 7   SE 7   SE 8   SE 8
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10                   10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 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.......500-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........75     78     82     85     85     84
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............35     37     41     44     47     49
RH..............81     83     72     63     58     54
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 10  SE 12  SE 13  SE 13  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9   SE 10  SE 12  SE 13  SE 13  SE 12
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     15     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...BEUSTERIEN
REQUESTED BY...UKNOWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110109.MDCWI.01/EAX