FNUS73 KDDC 222050 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR STANTONCOUNTY...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 350 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1533 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A PACIFIC FRONT WILL OVERTAKE THE DRYLINE TODAY AS A SIGNIFICANT STORM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ALONG WITH WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. NO BURNING OF ANY KIND SHOULD BE OCCURRING TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. ANOTHER DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER DAY IS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM. WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BE WEAKER IN STRENGTH, BUT AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE 60S WITH EXTREMELY LOW DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO CRITICAL LEVELS ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST OF A SCOTT CITY TO ASHLAND LINE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 21 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........16 18 17 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 71 71 70 RH..............11 11 10 10 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..19 18 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 35 35 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.19 18 18 17 EYE LVL WND GST.40 40 35 35 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 19 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........14 13 12 11 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 58 53 49 46 44 42 39 38 36 35 33 RH..............10 15 18 22 25 28 30 34 37 40 41 45 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 30 30 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.15 14 14 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 EYE LVL WND GST.35 30 30 30 25 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........7 6 6 5 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 37 48 57 62 64 RH..............45 35 22 15 13 12 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 9 N 7 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 9 N 7 N 5 WIND GUST..10 10 15 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...RUTHI REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110322.STANT.01/DDC