FNUS73 KDDC 081337 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZELTON...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 837 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WHICH WILL RESULT IN CLOUDS AND A FEW SPRINKLES BEFORE NOON. MORNING CLOUDS WILL THEN GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS TODAY WILL BE LIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE BUILDS INTO WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A FEW SPRINKLES THIS MORNING. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........90 66 24 18 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 44 55 61 63 RH..............58 41 29 22 20 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 NW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 5 WIND GUST..10 10 5 5 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........32 13 7 6 7 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 49 44 41 38 35 RH..............24 36 43 50 54 61 20 FT WIND......SW 6 S 5 SE 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........14 9 7 6 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 41 54 64 70 72 RH..............66 48 31 22 20 19 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 6 W 6 N 7 N 8 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BURGERT REQUESTED BY...KLEMPA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100408.HAZEL.01/DDC