FNUS73 KDDC 151259 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST LSM BLOCK D NORTH...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 759 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY AT 5 TO 15 MPH. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 OR 35 MPH BY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........31 24 18 18 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 49 56 59 59 RH..............71 55 46 43 46 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 12 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 7 WIND GUST..15 15 15 15 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........18 21 22 22 28 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 51 47 45 43 41 RH..............53 62 70 73 76 81 20 FT WIND......S 2 SE 4 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 SE 4 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 WIND GUST..5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 27 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........43 38 30 25 28 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 44 57 66 73 75 RH..............85 81 60 50 43 41 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 13 S 20 S 22 S 21 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 32 32 32 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 9 S 13 S 12 S 14 S 14 WIND GUST..15 20 25 32 33 34 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110315.WESTL.01/DDC