FNUS73 KDDC 090726 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNER...USFS-CIMARRON NG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 226 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0217 CDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... AS THE TEMPERATURE HEATS UP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S, SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER INTO THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE. THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH AND BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED. TUESDAY WILL SEE SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS, WITH SLIGHTLY LESS WIND SPEEDS. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........3 9 18 22 19 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 64 76 84 90 92 RH..............18 13 10 7 6 5 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 14 SW 15 SW 18 SW 24 SW 28 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 30 35 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 10 SW 11 SW 12 SW 14 SW 19 SW 22 WIND GUST..15 20 20 30 35 35 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........13 12 11 10 11 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 72 64 59 55 51 RH..............6 10 15 20 24 28 20 FT WIND......S 28 S 25 SW 21 SW 15 SW 12 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.40 35 30 20 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 22 S 20 SW 17 SW 12 SW 10 W 7 WIND GUST..40 35 30 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. 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. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........13 17 21 24 26 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 60 72 80 86 88 RH..............30 23 17 14 11 10 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 9 SW 13 SW 17 SW 23 SW 26 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 25 30 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 7 SW 10 SW 14 SW 18 SW 21 WIND GUST..10 10 15 25 30 35 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...BURKE REQUESTED BY...TOM EIKENBERRY FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110509.TUNNE.01/DDC BURKE