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FNUS73 KEAX 181304
FWSEAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WET PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
704 AM CST WED DEC 18 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 1-800-438-0596, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WINDS AT IGNITION TIME WILL BE OUT OF THE NNW AROUND 10 MPH AND
WINDS WILL REMAIN BTN 7-12 MPH THROUGH AROUND 5PM BEFORE BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT THE TIME OF IGNITION WILL
BE AROUND 80 PERCENT FALLING TO AROUND 50 PERCENT AROUND 3PM TO
4PM. TEMPERATURES AT IGNITION WILL BE IN THE MID 30S AND WILL ONLY
INCREASE SLIGHTLY TO NEAR 40 THIS AFTERNOON UNDER CLOUDY SKIES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
FORECASTER...WFO EAX
REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2428678.0/EAX
.DELDT 12/18/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SAM_VANOURNEY@FWS.GOV
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