FNUS73 KGLD 062055
FWSGLD

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TEST SPOT...GOODLAND WFO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
255 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1445 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT
LAST NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AS A COUPLE OF WEAK
DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION. FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY WILL BE DRY AND WARMER WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AHEAD
OF THE NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS THAT WILL MOVE IN BY LATE SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY AS A LARGE TROUGH OF LOWER PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE
ROCKIES AND PLAINS STATES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (MDT)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........41     49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     65
RH..............38     33
20 FT WIND......E 15   E 13
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........58     67     75     84     83     81
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     53     48     46     44     43
RH..............38     54     66     73     80     86
20 FT WIND......E 13   E 13   E 13   E 13   E 12   E 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........80     70     61     51     49     48
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............42     46     54     60     63     64
RH..............90     77     57     46     41     40
20 FT WIND......E 14   E 15   E 17   SE 17  SE 15  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     25     20     15

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FORECASTER...WFO GLD
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.TESTS.01/GLD