FNUS73 KDDC 261024 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR WU 29 30...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 524 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... (CORRECTED THE 20 FOOT WIND FORECAST IN THE TABULAR SECTION FROM THE 0517 SPOT FORECAST ISSUANCE) LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT THE 0700 TO 0900 TIME FRAME...THEN WINDS WILL BECOME VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 5 MPH OR LESS (IF NOT CALM FOR AWHILE) WITH THE WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AREA CENTERED ALMOST RIGHT OVER THE SPOT FORECAST AREA. THESE WEAK OR NEARLY CALM WINDS LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY BECOME EAST BY MID AFTERNOON...BUT AT OR LESS THAN 7 MPH ON AVERAGE AT 20 FOOT ELEVATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 1 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........62 68 74 83 93 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 54 60 63 62 RH..............79 61 52 48 52 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 6 NW 2 E 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7 W 5 NW 2 E 5 NE 5 WIND GUST..10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................80 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........95 96 98 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 53 49 47 45 43 RH..............58 73 85 89 97 96 20 FT WIND......NE 7 N 7 NW 7 NW 8 N 8 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6 N 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 6 N 8 WIND GUST.. 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......1100-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 78 69 62 53 40 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 47 52 57 59 60 RH..............93 75 58 48 42 41 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 18 N 21 N 22 NW 22 NW 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 11 N 14 N 17 N 18 NW 18 NW 14 WIND GUST..20 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...UMSCHEID REQUESTED BY...WILLLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110426.WU293.01/DDC