FNUS73 KDDC 131029 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR RICHARDSON...USFWS QUIVIRA NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 529 AM CDT WED OCT 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON OCTOBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE MODERATE BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. PLENTY OF SUN WILL LEAD TO DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS. WINDS SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY FROM THE NORTH, AND BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE MORE FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY, AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........22 9 5 2 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 62 68 70 68 RH..............57 38 29 26 27 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 7 N 6 N 5 N 3 WIND GUST..15 15 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 2 9 9 8 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 54 50 48 46 44 RH..............33 43 48 51 53 60 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 3 SE 4 S 4 S 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2 E 3 SE 4 S 4 S 5 SW 6 WIND GUST..5 5 5 5 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........4 4 5 5 3 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 48 64 74 80 80 RH..............65 54 32 25 21 23 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 11 SW 6 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 25 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 11 SW 6 W 8 WIND GUST..10 10 25 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...RUSSELL REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101013.RICHA.01/DDC