FNUS73 KEAX 301929 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR 2011 SUMMER RX DELAYED...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 229 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON AUGUST 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS CONTINUE TO EXIT THE REGION...AND EXPECT EASTERN KANSAS TO REMAIN DRY FROM 3PM ONWARD. MUCH WARMER WEATHER WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS PEAKING INTO THE MIDDLE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 30 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER...PARTICULARLY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN...BUT ALSO MUCH COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER FOR THE END OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........66 61 55 50 WEATHER COV.....SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW TEMP............89 89 89 89 RH..............44 43 44 45 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........44 43 42 41 40 39 38 38 37 36 35 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............89 85 80 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 RH..............46 53 61 65 68 70 73 74 76 77 78 80 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........34 33 30 27 25 22 21 21 20 20 20 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 74 79 85 89 93 96 97 99 100 99 97 RH..............77 72 61 52 46 40 36 34 32 30 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...WFO EAX REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110830.2011S.02/EAX