FNUS73 KDDC 081005 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR DARRYNANE ABC...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 505 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LEE SIDE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN IN EASTERN COLORADO TODAY. LOOK FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH LIGHT NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 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 4500-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........11 13 15 18 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 58 65 69 68 RH..............48 35 29 26 30 20 FT WIND......NE 6 E 6 E 7 E 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6 E 6 E 7 E 10 SE 10 WIND GUST..10 15 15 20 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......2700-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 22 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 33 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 28 38 48 58 69 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN TEMP............65 57 52 49 46 44 RH..............33 46 55 61 70 74 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 8 SE 7 E 10 E 12 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 20 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 8 SE 7 E 10 E 12 E 12 WIND GUST..25 15 15 20 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........76 78 80 82 85 87 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............42 44 48 51 53 53 RH..............79 75 65 59 58 57 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 10 E 10 E 8 NE 10 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 25 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 9 E 10 E 10 E 8 NE 10 N 12 WIND GUST..20 20 20 15 25 30 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... COOLER. CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.DARRY.01/DDC