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FNUS73 KGLD 190206
FWSGLD

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MCQUIGG PASTURE FIRE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
806 PM MDT THU AUG 18 2016

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1425 CDT ON AUGUST 18. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COLD FRONT WILL BE SWEEPING ACROSS AREA BY 1030 PM CDT, BRINGING A PERIOD
OF GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA. A FEW WIDLY SCATTERED STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE BUT WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN NOT EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR THIS WIND 
SHIFT AS DIRECTIONS WILL CHANGE NEARLY 180 DEGREES FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING 
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF 
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING 
                    AND OVERNIGHT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. 
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND 
                    OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED 
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND 
                    OVERNIGHT. 
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE LATE 
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND 
                    OVERNIGHT. 

TIME (CDT)      9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 
SKY (%).........44  53  58  60  62  65  66  68  70  71  
WEATHER COV.....        ISO ISO ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH 
WEATHER TYPE....        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  
TSTM COV........        ISO ISO ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH 
TEMP............81  77  75  73  71  69  68  66  65  64  
RH..............34  43  50  55  63  68  70  75  81  84  
20 FT WIND DIR..S   NW  N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12  15  16  16  13  9   8   8   10  8   
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  25  25  15  10  10  10  15  10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   NW  N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   9   10  10  8   5   5   5   6   5   
EYE LVL WND GST.15  20  25  25  15  10  10  10  15  10  

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF 
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE 
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
                    THUNDERSTORMS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. 
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC 
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT EARLY IN 
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT 
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT 
                    LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT 
                    DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. 

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   
SKY (%).........73     75     76     77     73     71     
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE 
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR 
TSTM COV........S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE 
TEMP............64     66     69     73     75     74     
RH..............84     81     72     63     57     59     
20 FT WIND......NW 12  N 12   N 10   NW 14  N 15   N 15   
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20     20     
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7   N 7    N 6    NW 8   N 9    N 9    
EYE LVL WND GST.15     15     15     20     20     20     

$$
FORECASTER...WFO GLD
REQUESTED BY...CAROL SLOPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20160818.MCQUI.01/GLD