FNUS73 KDDC 130845 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNER FIRE...USFS-CIMARRON NG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 345 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1607 CDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY FOUND ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST TOWARDS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MOISTURE WRAPPED AROUND THIS LOW WILL ALLOW FOR MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE MORNING WITH DECREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL BE PRESENT BY THE EVENING HOURS. CLEAR SKIES WILL BE FOUND TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FIRE DANGER CRITERIA TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW AND NO ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 (%).........37 29 18 10 9 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 48 57 63 68 69 RH..............82 58 38 30 24 22 20 FT WIND......N 17 N 21 N 24 N 26 N 24 N 21 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 35 35 35 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 14 N 17 N 19 N 21 N 19 N 17 WIND GUST..25 30 35 35 35 30 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 13 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 57 52 49 46 44 RH..............26 35 46 54 60 65 20 FT WIND......N 16 N 13 NE 9 NE 7 NE 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 13 N 10 NE 7 NE 6 NE 4 N 4 WIND GUST..25 15 10 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 4 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........30 27 22 18 28 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 50 58 64 68 69 RH..............68 53 40 34 29 28 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 7 NE 9 NE 12 NE 13 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 10 NE 10 E 11 WIND GUST.. 10 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...HOVORKA REQUESTED BY...TOM EIKENBERRY FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110512.TUNNE.01/DDC