FNUS73 KDDC 161509 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH 7 STRIPS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1009 AM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS AT THE SURFACE FOLLOWING A SOUTHERN PLAINS STORM SYSTEM. LOW OVERCAST WITH 1000 TO 2000 FOOT CEILING WILL BECOME SCATTERED AROUND 1200 LOCAL TIME. THE MIXING LAYER WILL BECOME AROUND 3500 TO 5000 FEET BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WITH ONLY FEW TO SCATTERED STRATO-CUMULUS CLOUDS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. 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.......2000-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........84 62 41 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 49 53 54 RH..............55 46 41 40 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 8 N 8 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 7 N 8 N 8 N 6 WIND GUST..15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 2200-3100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........3 12 21 28 37 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 43 39 36 34 32 RH..............46 62 70 75 82 85 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 5 NE 4 E 3 NE 3 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 NE 5 NE 4 E 3 NE 3 N 4 WIND GUST..10 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. 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.......2000-3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........61 50 36 25 20 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 34 44 51 56 58 RH..............92 78 55 42 35 33 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 6 N 6 NE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 N 5 N 6 N 6 NE 6 E 6 WIND GUST.. 10 10 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...UMSCHEID REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100316.NORTH.01/DDC