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FNUS73 KDDC 192318
FWSDDC
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLCOMB RX...GARDEN CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
518 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON DECEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT US VIA NWS CHAT, 800MHZ RADIO OR PHONE IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST,
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS
OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TURN SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH TOWARD
DAYBREAK FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE DAKOTAS SLIDES
SOUTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. MORE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE GUSTS UP TO AROUND 15 MPH
POSSIBLE AS THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE HIGH DRIFTS FARTHER SOUTHEAST
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WHILE LEE SIDE TROUGHING BEGINS TO DEVELOP
IN EASTERN COLORADO.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (0-5
PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10
PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 7 6 2 2 0 1 2 4 10 6 6 8 9 9 10 10 8 6 4 5 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............22 25 31 35 39 43 46 47 48 45 39 36 34 33 32 30 26 24 24 24 23 23
RH..............81 78 63 52 46 39 34 34 33 36 46 54 58 61 63 66 69 71 74 78 81 81
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 11 11 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 17 16 16 14 14 13 11 10 10 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SW SW W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 12 15 17 20 21 20 18 17 18 20 20 18 17 15 13 9 8 8 9
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 7 5 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............22 23 24 27 33 39 45 49 52 53 51 47
RH..............92 92 89 81 67 53 43 37 33 32 36 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NW NW N E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 6 7
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 3 2 1 3 6 8 7 7 6 6 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 39 35 33 31 31 30 29 29 28 27 27
RH..............53 60 67 72 75 77 78 80 83 85 87 88
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CHRISTMAS DAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...J JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...STUART MCGOWAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 12/19/24
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