FNUS73 KGLD 051718
FWSGLD

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHEYENNE COUNTY KS FIRE...LAW ENFORCEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1118 AM MDT THU JUL 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1210 CDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE
STRONGEST SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
RESIDE NEAR THE KANSAS COLORADO BORDER. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
REACH THEIR PEAK BY MID AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DECREASE
THROUGH THE EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE. AT THIS TIME...THE COMBINATION OF
STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SOUTH OF
THE INTERSTATE. THIS TIME PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO BE EVALUATED. A COOLER
AND WETTER PATTERN WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........100    20     25     31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............91     96     99     98
RH..............32     24     20     21
20 FT WIND......SE 16  S 20   S 22   S 21
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     30     30
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 16  S 20   S 22   S 21
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........31     31     32     32     28     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............97     87     80     77     74     72
RH..............22     31     40     47     54     58
20 FT WIND......S 20   S 16   S 14   S 14   S 13   S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     20     20     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 20   S 16   S 14   S 14   S 13   S 13
EYE LEVEL WIND..30     25     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........20     26     32     38     40     41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     78     88     94     99     100
RH..............62     47     34     27     24     23
20 FT WIND......S 13   S 12   S 10   S 9    S 8    SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15            10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 13   S 12   S 10   S 9    S 8    SE 8
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15            10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

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FORECASTER...WFO GLD
REQUESTED BY...CHEYENNE COUNTY KANSAS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120705.CHEYE.01/GLD