FNUS73 KDDC 211040 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR RENO...USFWS QUIVIRA NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 540 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW CLOUDS WILL BE PREVALENT THIS MORNING BUT THERE COULD BE SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AFTER SUNRISE. ANY FOG THAT DEVELOPS SHOULD ALSO BURN OFF AFTER SUNRISE. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO NEAR 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING AND SHOULD CONTINUE FROM THAT DIRECTION THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........96 94 94 96 97 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 58 61 62 62 RH..............86 80 75 75 81 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 WIND GUST..10 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........97 96 94 93 95 98 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 59 58 57 57 56 RH..............84 87 86 86 86 93 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 WIND GUST..15 15 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................50 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.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 97 93 90 87 83 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 58 60 62 63 63 RH..............96 93 87 81 84 90 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 WIND GUST..10 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GERARD REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100421.RENO_.01/DDC