FNUS73 KDDC 231403 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDLIFE DRIVE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 903 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST KANSAS MONDAY...HOWEVER ONE MORE HOT DAY WILL OCCUR WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING 100 DEGREES OVER A GOOD PORTION OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET. THESE STORMS WILL EXIT THE REGION BY TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. WINDS TUESDAY WILL BE GUSTY ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........29 24 17 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 94 96 94 RH..............45 38 35 37 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 10 SE 10 SE 9 WIND GUST..20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 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.......2800-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........59 52 56 67 77 89 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............91 81 76 73 71 69 RH..............41 58 66 73 76 79 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 E 7 N 6 N 7 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 8 SE 8 E 7 N 6 N 7 N 10 WIND GUST..15 15 15 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING. CWR.................70 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 30 TO 38 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 23 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 83 65 33 1 0 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............67 70 73 76 77 77 RH..............90 82 66 57 52 50 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 12 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 14 N 12 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 WIND GUST..30 30 25 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...RUSSELL REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100823.WILDL.01/DDC