FNUS73 KDDC 231944 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR MULTIPLE...QUIVIRA NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 244 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1415 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... .DISCUSSION... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM. THESE WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY 7 PM AS THE SOUTHWEST WINDS START TO BACK MORE TO THE WEST. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS STAFFORD COUNTY EARLY THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT THESE WEST WINDS AT AROUND 20 MPH TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH DECREASING TO 45 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11100-13000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 TO 36 MPH BECOMING WEST 18 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........36 35 WEATHER COV.....NONE NONE WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 78 RH..............35 28 20 FT WIND......S 35 S 30 20 FT WIND GUST.60 55 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 35 S 30 WIND GUST..60 55 HAINES INDEX....5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. WEST WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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.......12200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........24 69 60 8 59 82 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 58 51 47 42 39 RH..............25 40 42 43 55 64 20 FT WIND......SW 25 SW 20 W 18 NW 18 NW 15 NW 16 20 FT WIND GUST.45 30 25 25 25 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 25 SW 20 W 18 NW 18 NW 15 NW 16 WIND GUST..45 30 25 25 25 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 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 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 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.......1300-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........38 13 23 79 89 74 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 39 45 50 51 48 RH..............64 64 49 41 39 44 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 9 W 14 W 17 W 17 W 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 25 30 35 35 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 9 W 14 W 17 W 17 W 16 WIND GUST..10 25 30 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BURGERT REQUESTED BY...CHRISTINE LARUE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090323.MULTI.01/DDC