FNUS73 KDDC 181049 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ BLOCKS...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 549 AM CDT MON APR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPSLOPE FLOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS A FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY ACROSS OKLAHOMA. THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON VALUES ONLY AS LOW AS 45 PERCENT. SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS CAN BE EXPECTED BUT THERE SHOULD BE QUITE A BIT OF INSOLATION. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY MORNING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE MID-MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH BECOMING EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........42 40 38 42 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 63 68 72 73 RH..............64 53 45 44 46 20 FT WIND......NE 13 NE 13 E 13 SE 13 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 22 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 13 NE 13 E 13 SE 13 SE 13 WIND GUST..18 21 23 23 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........51 59 70 78 83 89 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............70 62 58 55 53 50 RH..............50 72 88 97 98 98 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 E 9 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 E 9 NE 8 WIND GUST..20 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........94 95 96 97 87 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 50 51 51 52 52 RH..............98 97 94 88 83 80 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 11 N 18 N 18 N 16 N 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 26 27 27 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 8 N 11 N 18 N 18 N 16 N 16 WIND GUST..15 20 26 27 27 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...WILLLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110418.HQBLO.01/DDC