FNUS73 KDDC 211134 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMILTON...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 634 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. GIVEN THE LACK OF A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT...SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 12 KNOTS OR LESS. THE HIGHER WINDS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN FLOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........47 41 42 49 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 66 74 78 77 RH..............55 38 32 28 30 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 NW 7 NW 6 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 W 6 NW 7 NW 6 NW 4 WIND GUST..10 15 15 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........58 46 30 18 18 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 66 61 58 55 52 RH..............34 43 51 57 64 71 20 FT WIND......NW 3 N 2 N 1 NE 1 E 1 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 3 N 2 N 1 NE 1 E 1 S 2 WIND GUST..5 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85. RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800-9700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........18 18 18 18 23 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 59 70 78 84 85 RH..............77 60 42 33 29 29 20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 WIND GUST..5 5 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RITTERLING REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.HAMIL.01/DDC