FNUS73 KDDC 071115 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ BLOCKS...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 615 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT, LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING NEARING OR EXCEEDING 15 MPH BY AROUND 11 AM TO 12 PM CDT. AS THE SURFACE LOW BEGINS TO MOVE SOUTHEAST...WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SUBSIDE AND SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF 8 TO 12 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........5 6 6 7 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 44 57 65 67 RH..............60 36 25 22 22 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 7 S 10 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 7 S 10 SW 10 SW 9 WIND GUST..10 15 20 25 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........9 9 9 9 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 50 43 39 36 32 RH..............29 46 60 70 79 88 20 FT WIND......SW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 WIND GUST..10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 0 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........9 14 22 29 36 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 38 51 61 67 69 RH..............100 76 48 36 30 31 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 N 3 N 2 E 3 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 5 N 3 N 2 E 3 SE 5 WIND GUST..10 5 5 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090407.HQBLO.01/DDC