FNUS73 KDDC 021325 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST LITTLE SALTMARSH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 725 AM CST THU FEB 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER ARIZONA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TODAY. HIGH CLOUDS WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS KANSAS THIS MORNING BUT THE CLOUDS COULD SCATTER OUT SOMEWHAT LATER THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMING NORTH FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TODAY...RESULTING IN GRADUALLY INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ALONG WITH INCREASING LOW CLOUDINESS LATER TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 21 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.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........42 40 43 54 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 49 56 59 56 RH..............70 52 42 39 45 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 10 SE 17 SE 21 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 25 30 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 8 SE 14 SE 17 SE 12 WIND GUST..5 15 25 30 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 21 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 23 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........73 79 89 98 99 96 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 50 48 47 45 44 RH..............50 56 68 83 96 96 20 FT WIND......E 13 E 14 E 16 E 18 SE 18 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 10 E 11 E 13 E 14 SE 14 SE 12 WIND GUST..15 20 25 30 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................70 PERCENT. 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.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........92 89 86 83 88 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............43 42 45 47 49 49 RH..............96 100 96 96 86 77 20 FT WIND......SE 10 E 9 E 12 E 14 NE 16 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 20 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 8 E 7 E 10 E 11 NE 13 NE 11 WIND GUST..15 10 15 20 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...GERARD REQUESTED BY...DAVID MCCAULEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120202.EASTL.01/DDC