FNUS73 KDDC 221257 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR TURNER...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 757 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO FAR WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTH WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH CENTRAL KANSAS ON TUESDAY MORNING RESULTING IN A WINDSHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........22 36 38 32 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 48 58 62 61 RH..............61 39 29 27 30 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 9 S 14 S 14 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 25 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 9 S 12 S 13 S 8 WIND GUST..10 10 20 25 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........25 28 31 35 38 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 50 45 42 39 37 RH..............35 48 57 65 72 79 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 SW 5 SW 4 W 3 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 6 SW 5 SW 4 W 3 W 2 WIND GUST..15 10 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 6 6 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........44 48 54 59 64 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 39 49 56 61 63 RH..............84 75 56 44 40 39 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 3 NW 4 N 5 N 6 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 W 3 NW 4 NE 12 NE 14 NE 14 WIND GUST..5 5 5 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100322.TURNE.01/DDC