CENTRAL PLAINS CENTRAL PLAINS FORECAST   1 2 3 4 5 6 7
FORECAST 8/29/2026 8/30/2026 8/31/2026 9/1/2026 9/2/2026 9/3/2026 9/4/2026   ERC BI IC   IC ERC BI SC 10HR 100HR 1000HR ERC 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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 0-16 0-3 DAY 1 51.28 51 36.22 36 35.28 35 6.11 6.1 7.11 7.1 12.34 12.3 15.55 15.6 BI 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
KIRWIN 75 101 27 54 17 78 100 27 56 15 74 96 34 68 9 72 92 40 74 8 72 94 36 73 10 74 93 37 66 10 72 92 39 73 13 DAY 2 47.87 48 40.7 41 34.78 35 5.53 5.5 6.88 6.9 10.93 10.9 14.27 14.3 IC 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TALLGRASS 70 94 30 59 16 75 97 34 58 16 75 98 33 62 13 75 93 39 67 13 75 93 42 71 11 75 92 45 74 14 75 91 48 73 14 2 17-21 17-19 4-8 DAY 3 43.51 44 42.13 42 31.58 32 4.11 4.1 7.31 7.3 10.71 10.7 13.53 13.5 SL 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
STAFFORD 73 101 28 48 22 77 103 27 50 21 76 102 27 55 16 75 97 31 62 15 75 98 31 66 14 76 97 33 64 15 75 96 36 68 16 DAY 4 35.77 36 41.91 42 29.86 30 3.62 3.6 7.93 7.9 11.13 11.1 13.25 13.3 AR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
AVERAGE 73 99 28 54 18 77 100 29 55 17 75 99 31 62 13 74 94 37 68 12 74 95 36 70 12 75 94 38 68 13 74 93 41 71 14 3 22-25 20-22 9-13 DAY 5 34.77 35 40.52 41 29.15 29 3.5 3.5 8.73 8.7 11.73 11.7 13.23 13.2
DAY 6 35.07 35 40.65 41 29.97 30 3.76 3.8 8.22 8.2 12.55 12.6 13.19 13.2 BI DISPATCH
FIRE DANGER 8/29/2026 8/30/2026 8/31/2026 9/1/2026 9/2/2026 9/3/2026 9/4/2026 4 26-30 23-27 14-21 DAY 7 34.4 34 39.31 39 31.14 31 4.2 4.2 8.78 8.8 12.79 12.8 13.32 13.3 0 LOW
STAFFING LEVEL 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 LOW
DISPATCH RESPONSE LEVEL EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME 5 >30 >27 >21 OBSERVED 2 LOW
ADJECTIVE RATING EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME EXTREME IC ERC BI SC 10HR 100HR 1000HR 3 LOW
ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT 36 41 42 42 41 41 39 33.11 33 29.05 29 23.77 24 3.32 3.3 10 10 15.14 15.1 17.02 17 4 LOW
BURNING INDEX 35 35 32 30 29 30 31 5 5 LOW
IGNITION COMPONENT 51 48 44 36 35 35 34 2026-08-28 6 LOW
SPREAD COMPONENT 6.1 5.5 4.1 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.2 8/28/2026 7 LOW
MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY 41 42 47 52 53 53 56
10 HOUR 7.1 6.9 7.3 7.9 8.7 8.2 8.8 8 LOW
100 HOUR 12.3 10.9 10.7 11.1 11.7 12.6 12.8 9 LOW
1000 HOUR 15.6 14.3 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.3 10 LOW
OBSERVED ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT BURNING INDEX IGNITION COMPONENT SPREAD COMPONENT 10 HOUR 100 HOUR 1000 HOUR 11 LOW
8/28/2026 29 24 33 3.3 10.0 15.1 17.0 12 LOW
ERC BI IC 13 LOW
0 1.00   0 1.00   0 1   14 LOW
1 1.06 1 1.06 1 1.25 15 MODERATE
2 1.12 2 1.12 2 1.5 16 MODERATE
3 1.18 3 1.18 3 1.75 17 MODERATE
4 1.24 4 1.24 4 2   18 MODERATE
5 1.29 5 1.29 5 2.2 19 MODERATE
6 1.35 6 1.35 6 2.4 20 HIGH
7 1.41 7 1.41 7 2.6 21 HIGH
8 1.47 8 1.47 8 2.8 22 HIGH
9 1.53 9 1.53 9 3   23 HIGH
10 1.59 10 1.59 10 3.2 24 HIGH
11 1.65 11 1.65 11 3.4 25 EXTREME
12 1.71 12 1.71 12 3.6 26 EXTREME
13 1.76 13 1.76 13 3.8 27 EXTREME
14 1.82 14 1.82 14 4   28 EXTREME
15 1.88 15 1.88 15 4.125 29 EXTREME
16 1.94 16 1.94 16 4.25 30 EXTREME
17 2.00   17 2.00   17 4.375 31 EXTREME
18 2.20 18 2.33 18 4.5 32 EXTREME
19 2.40 19 2.67 19 4.625 33 EXTREME
20 2.60 20 3.00   20 4.75 34 EXTREME
21 2.80 21 3.33 21 4.875 35 EXTREME
22 3.00   22 3.67 22 5   36 EXTREME
23 3.25 23 4.00   23 5   37 EXTREME
24 3.50 24 4.20 24 5   38 EXTREME
25 3.75 25 4.40 25 5   39 EXTREME
26 4.00   26 4.60 26 5   40 EXTREME
27 4.20 27 4.80 27 5   41 EXTREME
28 4.40 28 5   28 5   42 EXTREME
29 4.60 29 5   29 5   43 EXTREME
30 4.80 30 5   30 5   44 EXTREME
31 5   31 5   31 5   45 EXTREME
32 5   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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