FNUS73 KDDC 081256 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT LARNED PILE BURN...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 656 AM CST WED FEB 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ONLY SLOWLY MOVE INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND MISSOURI TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FOR MOST OF TODAY AND THEN BECOME LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CLOUD COVER WILL BE SLOW TO ERODE, BUT PARTIAL SUNSHINE OUGHT TO RETURN BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 85 75 60 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 28 31 33 31 RH..............73 66 60 59 65 20 FT WIND......N 4 W 2 SW 2 SE 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 W 2 SW 2 SE 5 SE 5 WIND GUST..5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........52 54 57 59 61 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 26 25 23 22 21 RH..............69 80 82 87 88 91 20 FT WIND......SE 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 WIND GUST.. 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........66 65 64 63 61 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............21 21 31 39 43 44 RH..............93 95 67 52 46 47 20 FT WIND......S 8 SW 8 SW 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 WIND GUST..10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...DAVID MCCAULEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120208.FORTL.01/DDC