FNUS73 KGID 272327
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGAN FIRE...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
627 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1740 CDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE NEAR 7 PERCENT CURRENTLY AND WILL NOT RECOVER
TO ABOVE 20 PERCENT UNTIL ABOUT 10 PM. WIND DIRECTION COULD BECOME A BIT
TRICKY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS WIND IS PRIMARILY FROM THE SOUTH...BUT
A COLD FRONT IS SAGGING SOUTH THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA CURRENTLY
AND WILL MAKE ITS WAY CLOSE TO THE AREA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
WIND SPEEDS SHOULD STEADILY DECREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND COULD
BECOME WEST AND EVENTUALLY NORTH AFTER 9 PM...DEPENDING ON HOW FAR SOUTH
THE COLD FRONT CAN MAKE IT SOUTH BEFORE STALLING NEARBY. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD
DROP TO BELOW 20 MPH BY 9 PM AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO BELOW 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-18400 FT AGL. MIXING HEIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
                    TO AND BOTTOM OUT NEAR 300 FT AGL BY 9 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 18 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 105.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-15700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 105.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND
105. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 101.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 101.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 101.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS
AROUND 102.

$$
FORECASTER...HEINLEIN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120627.LOGAN.01/GID