FNUS73 KDDC 291058
FWSDDC

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST INTERSTATE PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
458 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WINTER STORM WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE STORM HAS LEFT
BEHIND 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. CLOUDY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AS LIGHT SNOW TAPERS OFF.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    85     74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............18     21     23     23
RH..............100    88     84     81
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 4    N 5    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6    N 4    N 5    N 6
     WIND GUST..10     5      10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........61     51     39     29     26     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............21     14     12     10     9      7
RH..............74     96     100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND......N 4    N 2    NW 2   W 3    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    5
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 4    N 2    NW 2   W 3    W 5    W 5
     WIND GUST..5                    5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........20     25     28     30     33     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............6      6      17     27     33     34
RH..............100    100    100    78     61     58
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 4    W 4    W 3    W 4    SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5    W 4    W 4    W 3    W 4    SW 4
     WIND GUST..       5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...RUSSELL
REQUESTED BY...KAYE MILLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100129.WESTI.01/DDC