613
FNUS73 KGID 060813
FWSGID
SPOT FORECAST FOR RT-300 PRESCRIBED FIRE BURN BOSS REFRESHER...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
213 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2023
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE EASTERLY BY MIDDAY,
BUT ONLY AT 5-10 MPH. EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING NORTHEAST AND NORTH BY SUNSET. THESE
SHIFTS IN WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BE GRADUAL AS NO FRONTAL PASSAGES
ARE EXPECTED. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RISE INTO THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE LOW TO
MID 40S. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY, THOUGH CAN'T RULE OUT SOME VERY LIGHT
MOISTURE IN THE FORM OF FLURRIES AND/OR LIGHT SNOW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........56 54 44 42 32 23 20 12 5 3 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............22 22 26 31 37 41 43 45 45 44 43
RH..............84 89 78 68 56 53 50 48 47 50 54
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 8 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 9 12 12 12 13 13 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.5 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE E SE E E E E E NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 5 5 6 6 12 13 13 12 7
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 14 34 54 54 55 56 63 71 78 78 77
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 32 30 28 27 25 25 24 24 24 23 22
RH..............62 79 82 90 94 98 98 98 99 95 98 98
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 12 14 14 15 14 14 15 16 16 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE N N N NE N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 13 12 16 15 13 12 13 13 15 13
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3
TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........77 72 67 62 63 63 64 63 63 63 56 49
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............22 20 21 23 26 29 33 34 36 38 36 34
RH..............98 100 100 91 80 70 65 60 56 53 59 63
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.4 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW W W W W NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...THIES
REQUESTED BY...NORTHWEST DISTRICT FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2300157.0/GID
.DELDT 01/06/23
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