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SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNER FIRE...USFS-CIMARRON NG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
420 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1655 CDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ALONG THE KANSAS/NEBRASKA
BOARDER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BEHIND THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...
WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS ABOVE
30 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE
FIRE DANGER CRITERIA AND NO ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 23 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 (%).........36     36     36     36     38     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     50     57     62     65     66
RH..............76     61     45     38     34     33
20 FT WIND......NW 16  NW 20  NW 24  NW 26  NW 28  NW 27
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     35     35     35     35
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 13  NW 16  NW 19  NW 21  NW 24  NW 22
     WIND GUST..25     30     35     35     35     35
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........44     44     45     46     41     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     54     49     46     43     41
RH..............36     52     66     73     82     85
20 FT WIND......NW 25  NW 21  NW 18  N 16   N 16   N 17
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     25     25     25     25
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 20  NW 17  NW 14  N 13   N 13   N 14
     WIND GUST..30     30     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 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 (%).........30     28     26     24     21     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     48     57     63     68     69
RH..............85     63     43     35     29     27
20 FT WIND......N 18   N 21   N 22   N 23   N 22   N 21
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     30     30     30     30
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 14   N 17   N 18   N 18   N 18   N 17
     WIND GUST..30     30     30     30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

$$
FORECASTER...WAH
REQUESTED BY...TOM EIKENBERRY  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110511.TUNNE.01/DDC