FNUS73 KDDC 111108 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR BURBANK...STAFFORD COUNTY FIRE DEPT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 608 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTH OF HAYS TO LIBERAL EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW AT THE SURFACE THROUGH THE DAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND THIS WILL RESULT IN SOMEWHAT HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS THROUGH TODAY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........53 56 57 57 58 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............61 68 73 76 75 RH..............72 57 48 45 48 20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 WIND GUST..10 15 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......2100-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........58 58 59 59 56 52 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 67 63 61 59 57 RH..............51 63 75 81 83 90 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 S 9 S 8 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 10 S 9 S 8 S 6 S 6 WIND GUST..20 20 20 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 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.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........49 48 47 46 42 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 61 68 74 77 78 RH..............93 78 61 50 45 42 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 9 S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 WIND GUST..10 20 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GERARD REQUESTED BY...TJ ROCKENBACH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100411.BURBA.01/DDC