902
FNUS73 KEAX 181642
FWSEAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAN LAKE G UNITS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1042 AM CST WED DEC 18 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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
WIND CONDITIONS TOMORROW NEAR THE START TIME OF THE BURN LOOK
GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS MAY BE GUSTING TO NEAR 25 MPH AT
TIMES. WINDS THEN DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LOSS OF
DAYTIME HEATING AND RESULTING MIXING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 41 26 17 24 28 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 37 38 38 38 39 36
RH..............72 70 67 64 62 57 64
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 8 6 3
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 16 15 13 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 15 15 14 13 9
HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 4 4 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 3
AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........28 28 27 30 41 35 46 47 34 24 14 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 32 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 26 26 27
RH..............69 75 78 78 81 85 88 88 88 92 92 92
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE E SE SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 6 6 7 8 10 12 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N E E SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 10 12 13 14
HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 25 37 38 21 9 10 10 7 7 10 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 27 29 33 37 40 45 46 48 49 47 46
RH..............96 96 96 89 75 70 60 57 52 50 51 54
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 20 21 23 25 25 26 25 25 24 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 18 22 24 25 25 24 23 22 21 20
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5
FORECASTER...BOWMAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WOODSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2428694.0/EAX
.DELDT 12/18/24
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