FNUS73 KDDC 201058 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH DARRYNANE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 558 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW STRATUS CLOUDS ABOUT 600 FT OFF THE GROUND WILL ERODE BETWEEN 10 AND NOON LEAVING ONLY SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTIAL FILTERED INSOLATION IS STILL EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. STRATUS CLOUDS WILL REDEVELOP IN THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST PERHAPS ALL DAY. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER IN THE UPPER 50S. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT TEMPERATURES WILL STAY EVEN COOLER THAN THIS IF IT STAYS SOCKED IN ALL DAY WITH CLOUDS. IF SO, THEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WOULD BE HIGHER THAN CURRENTLY FORECASTED. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................10 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.......1700-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........95 65 52 53 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 50 55 59 60 RH..............83 59 48 42 41 20 FT WIND......N 10 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 10 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 13 WIND GUST..15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.......1800-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........66 69 73 77 77 79 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 52 48 46 45 43 RH..............45 55 64 70 74 79 20 FT WIND......NE 10 E 9 E 9 E 10 E 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 10 10 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 10 E 9 E 9 E 10 E 9 E 9 WIND GUST..20 20 10 10 15 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 27 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........79 80 81 82 86 84 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 46 52 56 58 59 RH..............82 79 70 65 61 64 20 FT WIND......E 9 SE 12 SE 13 SE 16 SE 17 SE 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 9 SE 12 SE 13 SE 16 SE 17 SE 18 WIND GUST..20 20 20 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...WILLLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110420.NORTH.01/DDC