FNUS73 KDDC 280025
FWSDDC

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNERVILLE WC PILES...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
625 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON DECEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT, BUT WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST
BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND BLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING.  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK
TO THE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH.  SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL
AND A LARGE SNOWPACK CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE THE WIND AND PRESSURE PATTERN
NEAR THE SURFACE.  NO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 11 AM CST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........17     13     10     15     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     32     39     43     43
RH..............81     68     56     49     49
20 FT WIND......NW 9   W 9    W 9    SW 9   SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........27     27     27     27     25     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     35     33     32     31     30
RH..............60     61     60     60     60     62
20 FT WIND......SW 9   SW 9   W 9    W 9    W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........19     16     14     13     14     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     30     37     44     48     48
RH..............66     72     61     53     48     49
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 8    W 7    W 7    W 7    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10

$$
FORECASTER...BURKE
REQUESTED BY...TOM EIKENBERRY  FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111228.TUNNE.01/DDC