FNUS73 KDDC 082151
FWSDDC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNER...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
451 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1631 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH 7 PM CDT
AND WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS BY LATE TONIGHT. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TO ONLY ABOUT 15 PERCENT.
ANOTHER HOT...DRY...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED TOMORROW.

.REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH
                    DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 14 MPH BY 9 PM CST.
                    SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT THROUGH
                    THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......20000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
                    TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      5      7      6      4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............88     75     68     63     59     55
RH..............4      6      8      10     12     15
20 FT WIND......SW 20 TO  SW 16  SW 12  SW 10  SW 10  SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     15     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 18  SW 14  SW 10  SW 8  SW 8  SW 7
     WIND GUST..25     20     15     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 24 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING 20000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 39
                    MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........3      9      17     23     20     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     64     76     84     90     92
RH..............17     13     10     8      5      5
20 FT WIND......SW 13  SW 13  SW 15  SW 17  SW 24  SW 28
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     25     30     35
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 10  SW 10  SW 12  SW 14  SW 19  SW 22
     WIND GUST..15     20     20     25     30     35
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...SUGDEN
REQUESTED BY...PUEBLO INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110508.TUNNE.01/DDC