FNUS73 KDDC 031150 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR 14B...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 550 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR ONLY A FEW PASSING HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS CLOUDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 19 17 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 52 60 62 RH..............62 46 39 39 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 W 5 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 6 W 5 W 1 WIND GUST..15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........13 36 67 91 98 100 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............56 51 47 45 43 41 RH..............51 63 74 79 82 85 20 FT WIND......N 1 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 NE 4 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1 SE 5 SE 4 SE 4 NE 4 N 5 WIND GUST.. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................30 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 87 84 88 91 93 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............39 40 43 45 47 47 RH..............89 82 73 65 58 53 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 9 N 11 N 13 N 13 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 N 9 N 11 N 13 N 13 N 13 WIND GUST..15 20 25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KRUSE REQUESTED BY...WILLLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.14B__.01/DDC