FNUS73 KDDC 081022 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR PARKSMITH MEADOW...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 522 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT AROUND TO THE EAST THIS MORNING WITH FOG LIFTING BY MID MORNING. BY EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH. A WEAK WARM FRONT OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT...WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTH INTO WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF THIS FRONT ANOTHER DAY OF ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST WITH A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR A LOCATIONS SOUTH OF A GARDEN CITY TO COLDWATER LINE. THE WARM FRONT WILL THEN LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT WHILE A SHARP DRYLINE DEVELOPS EAST OF HIGHWAY 183. WEST OF THIS BOUNDARY VERY DRY AIR AND STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY. SUNDAY WILL ALSO BE ANOTHER ELEVATED FIRE DANGER PERIOD AS DRY AIR AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS PREVAIL YET AGAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........89 67 3 15 19 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 64 73 79 81 RH..............86 60 46 38 37 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 NE 5 E 9 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 3 E 3 NE 5 E 9 SE 11 WIND GUST..5 5 20 25 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........18 29 39 59 37 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 69 64 62 59 57 RH..............43 59 70 75 80 80 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 S 8 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 S 8 S 6 S 5 WIND GUST..25 20 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 5 4 4 5 6 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 19 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 25 24 23 38 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 62 73 82 88 89 RH..............80 62 44 35 30 30 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 10 S 14 S 15 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 25 30 35 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 S 10 S 14 S 15 S 15 WIND GUST.. 15 25 30 35 35 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...KRUSE REQUESTED BY...WILLLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110408.PARKS.01/DDC