095  
FNUS73 KGLD 062117  
FWSGLD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR IDALIA E HAY BALE FIRE...YUMA COUNTY EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
317 PM MDT SAT APR 6 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 MDT ON APRIL 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (785) 899-2360 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING  
DUST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 37 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 52 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........82 78 75  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............40 30 20  
TEMP............45 45 47  
RH..............69 66 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..37 35 30  
20 FT WIND GUST.52 48 44  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 24 TO 33 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 52 MPH INCREASING TO 37 TO 41 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 62 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........71 77 79 78 81 74  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............49 45 42 41 39 38  
RH..............46 37 35 36 40 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..28 24 25 31 37 40  
20 FT WIND GUST.43 40 43 49 56 60  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING  
DUST LATE IN THE MORNING. PATCHY BLOWING DUST  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 38 TO 45 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 64 MPH DECREASING TO 29 TO 35  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 49 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........58 39 28 27 27 26  
WEATHER COV..... AREAS PATCHY PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 38 47 53 57 59  
RH..............48 46 35 29 24 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..43 45 45 43 38 31  
20 FT WIND GUST.62 64 64 60 54 46  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2  
 

 
FORECASTER...WFO GLD  
REQUESTED BY...JAKE ROCKWELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2409690.1/GLD  
.DELDT 04/06/24  
.EMAIL JROCKWELL@CO.YUMA.CO.US  
 
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