FNUS73 KDDC 111206
FWSDDC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNERVILLE PILES...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
606 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON FEBRUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA WILL RESULT IN WESTERLY WINDS AT THE
SURFACE DURING THE DAY TODAY.  A RELAXED PRESSURE GRADIENT, HOWEVER,
WILL RESULT IN FAIRLY LIGHT WIND SPEEDS AT THE SURFACE OF 10 MPH OR
LESS.  TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 20 MPH OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CST)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........13     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     47
RH..............35     37
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........12     12     13     13     14     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     34     31     29     26     24
RH..............48     60     64     64     65     67
20 FT WIND......W 4    W 4    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........15     17     19     20     22     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............23     23     37     49     57     58
RH..............72     75     48     33     28     29
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 6   W 7    W 7    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10

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FORECASTER...UMSCHEID
REQUESTED BY...TOM EIKENBERRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110211.TUNNE.01/DDC