FNUS73 KDDC 091046 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 14B...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 546 AM CDT THU JUL 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... QUITE HOT AND MUGGY THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTH. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE TODAY, BUT STALL OUT AS A STATIONARY FRONT IN NORTHERN KANSAS. IT WILL BE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY FALL TO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE, RESULTING IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES FROM 104 TO 107. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 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.......1000-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........4 3 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............100 103 102 RH..............38 32 29 20 FT WIND......S 11 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 11 SE 10 SE 10 WIND GUST..25 25 20 LAL.............1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. 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.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........26 32 40 41 34 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............99 90 83 80 77 74 RH..............31 39 51 58 56 59 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 10 S 10 S 11 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 25 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 12 S 10 S 10 S 11 S 10 S 10 WIND GUST..30 25 25 25 25 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........16 18 21 24 29 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 81 89 95 98 99 RH..............59 47 37 36 29 29 20 FT WIND......S 9 SW 6 SW 5 SW 6 NW 6 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 15 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 SW 6 SW 5 SW 6 NW 6 N 8 WIND GUST..20 10 10 15 15 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 100. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 100. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BURKE REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090709.UNIT1.01/DDC