FNUS73 KDDC 232218 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY LINE FIRE...QUIVIRA NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 518 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1702 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION...A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONITINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...SHIFTING WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER 7 PM CDT. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT LESS THAN 15 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE NIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-1900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........24 70 62 18 60 79 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............74 57 50 46 41 38 RH..............24 38 41 43 55 64 20 FT WIND......W 13 W 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.30 20 20 25 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 13 W 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 NW 6 WIND GUST..30 20 20 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........27 12 23 81 92 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 38 45 50 51 48 RH..............67 67 49 41 39 46 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 9 W 14 W 17 W 17 W 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 30 35 35 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 9 W 14 W 17 W 17 W 16 WIND GUST..10 20 30 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BURKE REQUESTED BY...CHRISTINE LARUE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090323.COUNT.01/DDC