FNUS73 KDDC 081348 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR MECH PILES DAY 2...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 748 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON NOVEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PERIODS OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE WARM AND WET GROUND AND ABOVE FREEZING AIR TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (98-100 PERCENT). PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 20 MPH. CWR.................70 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 29 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............41 40 40 37 RH..............96 100 100 92 20 FT WIND......N 17 N 18 N 20 N 20 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 14 N 14 N 16 N 16 WIND GUST..25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......2300-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 31 TO 38 MPH DECREASING TO 23 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........95 81 61 46 36 22 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 35 34 32 32 31 RH..............79 96 96 100 96 96 20 FT WIND......NW 18 NW 17 NW 17 NW 16 NW 15 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 25 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 14 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 NW 12 NW 10 WIND GUST..30 25 25 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4000-5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 10 7 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 32 40 46 49 49 RH..............92 88 70 58 48 44 20 FT WIND......NW 13 NW 14 NW 17 NW 18 NW 16 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 25 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10 NW 11 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 NW 10 WIND GUST..15 20 25 30 25 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111108.MECHP.01/DDC