CENTRAL PLAINS CENTRAL PLAINS FORECAST   1 2 3 4 5 6 7
FORECAST 12/17/2025 12/18/2025 12/19/2025 12/20/2025 12/21/2025 12/22/2025 12/23/2025   ERC BI IC   IC ERC BI SC 10HR 100HR 1000HR ERC 3.8 4 4.2 4.2 4 3.8 3.8
MIN TEMP MAX TEMP MIN RH MAX RH WIND SPD MIN TEMP MAX TEMP MIN RH MAX RH WIND SPD MIN TEMP MAX TEMP MIN RH MAX RH WIND SPD MIN TEMP MAX TEMP MIN RH MAX RH WIND SPD MIN TEMP MAX TEMP MIN RH MAX RH WIND SPD MIN TEMP MAX TEMP MIN RH MAX RH WIND SPD MIN TEMP MAX TEMP MIN RH MAX RH WIND SPD 1 0-16 0-14 0-3 DAY 1 13.96 14 26.91 27 26.07 26 4.09 4.1 13.19 13.2 14.07 14.1 17.02 17 BI 4.6 5 5 3.3333333 2.8 2.8 2.6
KIRWIN 26 59 35 100 15 25 46 27 64 33 23 61 27 63 13 34 54 35 69 9 27 44 49 85 8 29 47 58 88 8 33 52 48 89 7 DAY 2 23.64 24 27.64 28 38.05 38 9.46 9.5 13.32 13.3 14.16 14.2 16.99 17 IC 4 5 5 3.6 2.8 2.2 2.6
TALLGRASS 62 82 47 93 8 60 81 47 90 7 59 82 48 90 7 60 82 50 90 7 63 82 57 90 11 65 81 56 84 14 63 78 58 84 11 2 17-22 15-19 4-8 DAY 3 24.31 24 29.47 29 28.49 28 4.72 4.7 10.48 10.5 14.58 14.6 16.8 16.8 SL 4.2 4.5 4.6 3.7666667 3.4 3.3 3.2
STAFFORD 30 57 45 96 18 30 49 25 74 36 26 58 31 60 21 36 57 41 73 10 30 48 47 89 8 30 49 58 92 10 36 55 50 96 8 DAY 4 12.32 12 28.89 29 21.34 21 2.54 2.5 10.54 10.5 14.19 14.2 16.64 16.6 AR 4.3 5 5 3.4666667 2.8 2.5 2.6
AVERAGE 39 66 42 96 14 38 59 33 76 25 36 67 35 71 14 43 64 42 77 9 40 58 51 88 9 41 59 57 88 11 44 62 52 90 9 3 23-27 20-22 9-13 DAY 5 7.63 8 28.26 28 18.9 19 2.01 2 11.31 11.3 13.89 13.9 16.46 16.5
DAY 6 4.95 5 27.14 27 18.64 19 2.03 2 12.61 12.6 13.82 13.8 16.28 16.3 BI DISPATCH
FIRE DANGER 12/17/2025 12/18/2025 12/19/2025 12/20/2025 12/21/2025 12/22/2025 12/23/2025 4 28-32 23-27 14-21 DAY 7 7.22 7 27.35 27 18.33 18 1.96 2 14.38 14.4 13.9 13.9 16.18 16.2 0 LOW
STAFFING LEVEL 4- 4 4+ 3+ 3- 3- 3- 1 LOW
DISPATCH RESPONSE LEVEL EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME HIGH MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE 5 >32 >27 >21 OBSERVED 2 LOW
ADJECTIVE RATING VERY HIGH EXTREME EXTREME HIGH MODERATE MODERATE MODERATE IC ERC BI SC 10HR 100HR 1000HR 3 LOW
ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT 27 28 29 29 28 27 27 14.47 14 27.62 28 20.82 21 2.56 2.6 11.91 11.9 14.01 14 17.27 17.3 4 LOW
BURNING INDEX 26 38 28 21 19 19 18 3.852381 5 LOW
IGNITION COMPONENT 14 24 24 12 8 5 7 2025-12-16 6 LOW
SPREAD COMPONENT 4.1 9.5 4.7 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 12/16/2025 7 LOW
10 HOUR 13.2 13.3 10.5 10.5 11.3 12.6 14.4 8 LOW
100 HOUR 14.1 14.2 14.6 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.9 9 LOW
1000 HOUR 17.0 17.0 16.8 16.6 16.5 16.3 16.2 10 LOW
OBSERVED ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT BURNING INDEX IGNITION COMPONENT SPREAD COMPONENT 10 HOUR 100 HOUR 1000 HOUR 11 LOW
12/16/2025 28 21 14 2.6 11.9 14.0 17.3 12 LOW
ERC BI IC 13 LOW
0 1   0 1   0 1   14 LOW
1 1.0588235 1 1.0666667 1 1.25 15 MODERATE
2 1.1176471 2 1.1333333 2 1.5 16 MODERATE
3 1.1764706 3 1.2 3 1.75 17 MODERATE
4 1.2352941 4 1.2666667 4 2   18 MODERATE
5 1.2941176 5 1.3333333 5 2.2 19 MODERATE
6 1.3529412 6 1.4 6 2.4 20 HIGH
7 1.4117647 7 1.4666667 7 2.6 21 HIGH
8 1.4705882 8 1.5333333 8 2.8 22 HIGH
9 1.5294118 9 1.6 9 3   23 HIGH
10 1.5882353 10 1.6666667 10 3.2 24 HIGH
11 1.6470588 11 1.7333333 11 3.4 25 EXTREME
12 1.7058824 12 1.8 12 3.6 26 EXTREME
13 1.7647059 13 1.8666667 13 3.8 27 EXTREME
14 1.8235294 14 1.9333333 14 4   28 EXTREME
15 1.8823529 15 2   15 4.125 29 EXTREME
16 1.9411765 16 2.2 16 4.25 30 EXTREME
17 2   17 2.4 17 4.375 31 EXTREME
18 2.1666667 18 2.6 18 4.5 32 EXTREME
19 2.3333333 19 2.8 19 4.625 33 EXTREME
20 2.5 20 3   20 4.75 34 EXTREME
21 2.6666667 21 3.3333333 21 4.875 35 EXTREME
22 2.8333333 22 3.6666667 22 5   36 EXTREME
23 3   23 4   23 5   37 EXTREME
24 3.2 24 4.2 24 5   38 EXTREME
25 3.4 25 4.4 25 5   39 EXTREME
26 3.6 26 4.6 26 5   40 EXTREME
27 3.8 27 4.8 27 5   41 EXTREME
28 4   28 5   28 5   42 EXTREME
29 4.2 29 5 29 5   43 EXTREME
30 4.4 30 5 30 5   44 EXTREME
31 4.6 31 5 31 5   45 EXTREME
32 4.8 32 5 32 5   46 EXTREME
33 5   33 5   33 5   47 EXTREME
34 5   34 5 34 5   48 EXTREME
35 5   35 5 35 5   49 EXTREME
36 5   36 5 36 5   50 EXTREME
37 5   37 5 37 5   51 EXTREME
38 5   38 5 38 5   52 EXTREME
39 5   39 5   39 5   53 EXTREME
40 5   40 5 40 5   54 EXTREME
41 5   41 5 41 5   55 EXTREME
42 5   42 5 42 5   56 EXTREME
43 5   43 5 43 5   57 EXTREME
44 5   44 5 44 5   58 EXTREME
45 5   45 5 45 5   59 EXTREME
46 5   46 5 46 5   60 EXTREME
47 5   47 5 47 5   61 EXTREME
48 5 48 5 48 5   62 EXTREME
49 5 49 5 49 5   63 EXTREME
50 5 50 5 50 5   64 EXTREME
51 5 51 5 51 5   65 EXTREME
52 5 52 5 52 5   66 EXTREME
53 5 53 5 53 5   67 EXTREME
54 5 54 5 54 5   68 EXTREME
55 5 55 5 55 5 69 EXTREME
56 5 56 5 56 5 70 EXTREME
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