FNUS73 KDDC 051355 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR WU 40...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 755 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS WILL PREVAIL TODAY ALONG WITH OVERCAST SKIES AND LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS AROUND MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FREEZING FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........97 97 96 93 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FZFOG NONE NONE NONE TEMP............20 24 26 26 RH..............54 47 50 57 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 WIND GUST..10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........91 93 95 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FZDRZL FZDRZL FZDRZL FZDRZL FZDRZL FZDRZL TEMP............23 24 24 24 23 23 RH..............74 77 81 81 81 80 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 S 8 S 9 S 8 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7 SE 8 S 8 S 9 S 8 S 7 WIND GUST..15 15 20 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY LIGHT SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 19 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 19 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 23 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........96 97 99 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....FZDRZL FZDRZL FZDRZL SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............23 25 28 29 30 22 RH..............77 74 68 59 54 52 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 SW 3 W 3 NW 11 NW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 25 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 5 SW 3 W 3 NW 11 NW 15 WIND GUST..15 5 5 25 35 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100105.WU40_.01/DDC