699
FNUS73 KGLD 090018
FWSGLD
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW FIRE 384 RD 711 RD INTERSECTION...LAW ENFORCEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
618 PM MDT SAT AUG 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (785) 899-2360 OR VIA 800MHZ RADIO
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE BETWEEN THE SOUTH AND EAST OVER THE NEXT 4 HOURS,
BUT CALMING TO ABOUT 5-10 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN CALM THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AT ABOUT 3 AM CT. DRY THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN
POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 3-4 HOURS, WHICH COULD SERVE AS ANOTHER SOURCE
FOR FIRE STARTS. THERE HAS BEEN SOME NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO THE
EAST OF THE FIRE SITE, WHICH SHOULD BEGIN TO WANE AS THE SUN SETS.
MCCOOK ASOS OBSERVATION 7 PM CT: WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 18 MPH,
GUSTING TO 28 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY. TEMPERATURE WAS 104 F,
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY 16%.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........26 22 17 22 7 5 3 2 2 1 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............100 95 87 76 74 72 71 69 67 67 65
RH..............17 20 31 54 57 64 66 73 75 73 75
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 7 10 13 9 8 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.28 26 26 30 28 14 14 10 12 13 10
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO
8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 6 8 7 7 8 11 14 20 16 13 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 67 71 76 84 89 92 96 98 100 101 99
RH..............78 75 68 58 43 35 31 26 24 23 22 23
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW N N NE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 12 8 8 9 13 14 17 16 16
FORECASTER...WFO GLD
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