FNUS73 KEAX 311302 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR EUREKA WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 802 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY AND THURSDAY...PARTICULARLY FOR LINN COUNTY. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR INTO THE MIDDLE 90S TO LOWER 100S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. RECENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE ALLOWED NATIVE GRASSES TO BECOME QUITE DRY...AND ANY FIRE STARTS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUST UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH. ANY BURNING ACTIVITY SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL LATER IN THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK WHEN CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH MORE FAVORABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-11600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............90 94 97 100 102 103 102 100 RH..............45 40 36 32 30 29 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 26 28 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............97 92 88 85 83 82 80 79 78 77 76 75 RH..............35 41 47 51 55 58 61 62 64 65 67 68 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........31 29 26 23 20 17 16 16 16 16 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 78 83 88 92 95 98 100 101 102 102 99 RH..............66 62 53 46 41 37 33 31 29 28 28 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...DEROCHE REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110831.EUREK.01/EAX