FNUS73 KDDC 171115 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR TURNER...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 615 AM CDT WED MAR 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO KANSAS TODAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SOUTHERLY THIS EVENING 5 TO 10 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 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.......2300-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........44 32 27 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 51 56 58 RH..............57 44 37 34 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 7 N 7 N 6 WIND GUST..10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......1300-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 46 41 39 36 34 RH..............41 53 62 67 72 78 20 FT WIND......NE 5 E 4 SE 4 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5 E 4 SE 4 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 WIND GUST..10 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........1 0 0 17 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 37 49 58 65 67 RH..............85 72 50 37 31 30 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 8 WIND GUST..10 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... MUCH COLDER. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. .SUNDAY... NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100317.TURNE.01/DDC