FNUS73 KDDC 190940 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR RENO...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 440 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNDER PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY AND WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH, THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW. A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER IOWA AND MISSOURI, CENTRAL KANSAS WILL REMAIN FREE OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO BE LOW ON TUESDAY, EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER BUT WITH LESS WIND THAN TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........46 42 41 39 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 56 62 65 64 RH..............74 59 44 41 45 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 10 S 11 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 9 S 10 S 11 S 10 WIND GUST..15 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........36 41 48 53 57 63 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP............62 55 51 49 47 45 RH..............50 64 74 80 86 93 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 WIND GUST..20 15 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........68 67 66 65 63 61 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 50 58 63 67 68 RH..............93 77 62 54 49 49 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 WIND GUST..10 15 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BURKE REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.RENO_.01/DDC