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FWSGLD

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR YUMA TORNADO EXERCISE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
837 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

FOR TODAY RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS
MORNING. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL MOVE INTO THIS
AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON CREATING CONDITIONS THAT WILL APPROACH
BUT SHOULD STAY BELOW THOSE NEEDED FOR A RED FLAG WARNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
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.

TIME (MDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6   8   11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............56  61  65  70  75  76  77  78  78  78
RH..............49  41  34  27  21  20  20  19  18  18
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..13  13  14  16  17  17  17  16  15  14
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  25  25  30  30  25  20  15
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5

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FORECASTER...WFO GLD
REQUESTED BY...ROGER BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120918.YUMAT.01/GLD