FNUS73 KDDC 111137 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR QUIVIRA PILS...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 537 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA WILL RESULT IN WESTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE DURING THE DAY TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH THE EXISTING SNOW COVER, TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET ANY HIGHER THAN THE MID 30S, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 20S AT IGNITION TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 700-2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........24 26 26 26 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............21 28 34 38 37 RH..............75 61 53 52 60 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 8 W 8 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7 W 8 W 8 W 7 W 6 WIND GUST..15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........25 24 22 21 20 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 28 25 23 21 20 RH..............71 82 88 87 87 89 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 5 W 5 WIND GUST..15 15 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 18 19 20 21 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............18 19 30 40 46 47 RH..............94 98 69 53 45 47 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 W 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 WIND GUST..10 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...UMSCHEID REQUESTED BY...WILLLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110211.QUIVI.01/DDC