FNUS73 KDDC 110845 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNER FIRE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 345 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1816 CDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REACH THE CRITICAL LEVEL TODAY IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...BASICALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COOLIDGE TO KALVESTA AND ALSO WEST OF A LINE FROM KALVESTA TO LIBERAL. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP BY MID MORNING AT 20 TO 35 MPH, BUT DEW POINTS WILL STAY ELEVATED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER INTO THE 20 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON EAST OF A WAKEENEY TO COLDWATER LINE, WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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 (%).........54 45 35 31 39 48 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 60 68 74 78 79 RH..............81 58 20 11 11 14 20 FT WIND......S 15 SW 18 SW 22 S 26 SW 29 SW 29 20 FT WIND GUST.20 30 30 35 40 40 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 12 SW 14 SW 18 S 21 SW 23 SW 23 WIND GUST..20 30 30 35 40 40 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. 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. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........55 48 39 32 32 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 64 57 53 50 47 RH..............18 33 47 53 60 67 20 FT WIND......W 23 W 17 W 14 W 15 W 16 W 16 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 20 20 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 18 W 14 W 11 W 12 W 13 W 13 WIND GUST..30 25 20 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 28 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........32 32 32 32 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 52 59 64 67 68 RH..............68 52 39 32 28 27 20 FT WIND......NW 17 NW 24 NW 28 NW 26 NW 26 NW 24 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 35 35 35 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 14 NW 19 NW 22 NW 21 NW 21 NW 19 WIND GUST..25 30 35 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 2 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 19 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BURKE REQUESTED BY...TOM EIKENBERRY FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110510.TUNNE.02/DDC