Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
000 FNUS53 KGLD 160951 FWFGLD FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 351 AM MDT THU OCT 16 2008 .DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL AND ABOUT THE SAME THROUGH FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY TO AT LEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TO AT LEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...AND ALSO BRING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WHEN A CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNS TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT. COZ252-171200- YUMA- 351 AM MDT THU OCT 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP 68 37 68 RH % 29 78 24 20FTWND (MPH) SW 16-20 S 8-12 NW 8-12 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6349 7256 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 NW 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4(LOW ) 4(LOW ) 4(LOW ) REMARKS...OUTDOOR BURNING STATEMENT FOR TODAY...FIRES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EARLY MORNING AND LATE EVENING HOURS. CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. ....SUPPLEMENTAL DATA TABLE.... MDT 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM WIND(MPH) SSW-16 SSW-18 S-17 SSE-12 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ COZ253-254-171200- KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- 351 AM MDT THU OCT 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP 69 37 69 RH % 27 75 24 20FTWND (MPH) S 17-21 S 10-14 N 10-14 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6030 7175 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 NW 12 SMOKE DISPERSAL EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3(VLOW) 4(LOW ) 3(VLOW) REMARKS...OUTDOOR BURNING STATEMENT FOR TODAY...FIRE CONTROL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND REQUIRE EXTENDED EFFORT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. ....SUPPLEMENTAL DATA TABLE.... MDT 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM WIND(MPH) SSW-17 SSW-19 S-18 SSE-13 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ KSZ001-013-NEZ079-171200- CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...BENKELMAN 351 AM MDT THU OCT 16 2008 /451 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008/ TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP 66 37 67 RH % 33 80 28 20FTWND (MPH) S 17-21 S 10-14 N 10-14 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3648 6288 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 NW 16 SMOKE DISPERSAL EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4(LOW ) 4(LOW ) 4(LOW ) REMARKS...OUTDOOR BURNING STATEMENT FOR TODAY...FIRES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EARLY MORNING AND LATE EVENING HOURS. CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. ....SUPPLEMENTAL DATA TABLE.... MDT/CDT 9 AM/10 AM 12 PM/1 PM 3 PM/4 PM 6 PM/7 PM WIND(MPH) S-17 S-19 S-18 SSE-13 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ KSZ002-014-NEZ080-171200- RAWLINS-THOMAS-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...COLBY...TRENTON 451 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP 64 38 67 RH % 35 83 31 20FTWND (MPH) S 18-22 S 10-14 N 11-15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3818 6425 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 25 NW 17 SMOKE DISPERSAL EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3(VLOW) 4(LOW ) 4(LOW ) REMARKS...OUTDOOR BURNING STATEMENT FOR TODAY...FIRES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EARLY MORNING AND LATE EVENING HOURS. CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. ....SUPPLEMENTAL DATA TABLE.... CDT 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM WIND(MPH) S-17 S-20 S-18 SSE-13 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ KSZ027-028-041-042-171200- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 351 AM MDT THU OCT 16 2008 /451 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008/ TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP 67 39 68 RH % 30 75 29 20FTWND (MPH) S 17-21 S 11-15 N 12-16 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4211 6045 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 N 16 SMOKE DISPERSAL EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3(VLOW) 4(LOW ) 4(LOW ) REMARKS...OUTDOOR BURNING STATEMENT FOR TODAY...FIRE CONTROL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND REQUIRE EXTENDED EFFORT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. ....SUPPLEMENTAL DATA TABLE.... MDT/CDT 9 AM/10 AM 12 PM/1 PM 3 PM/4 PM 6 PM/7 PM WIND(MPH) S-16 S-19 S-18 S-13 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ KSZ003-004-NEZ081-171200- DECATUR-NORTON-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...MCCOOK 451 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP 64 39 68 RH % 38 87 32 20FTWND (MPH) S 18-22 S 10-14 N 12-16 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4197 6847 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 28 NW 21 SMOKE DISPERSAL EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3(VLOW) 4(LOW ) 4(LOW ) REMARKS...OUTDOOR BURNING STATEMENT FOR TODAY...FIRES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EARLY MORNING AND LATE EVENING HOURS. CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. ....SUPPLEMENTAL DATA TABLE.... CDT 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM WIND(MPH) S-17 S-20 SSE-18 SSE-13 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ KSZ015-016-029-171200- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER 451 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP 64 40 67 RH % 33 84 33 20FTWND (MPH) S 17-21 S 11-15 N 12-16 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4219 5928 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 25 N 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3(VLOW) 4(LOW ) 4(LOW ) REMARKS...OUTDOOR BURNING STATEMENT FOR TODAY...FIRE CONTROL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND REQUIRE EXTENDED EFFORT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. CHECK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. ....SUPPLEMENTAL DATA TABLE.... CDT 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM WIND(MPH) S-14 S-19 SSE-18 SSE-13 .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ BULLER