FNUS73 KDDC 231037 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ BLOCKS...USFWS-QUIVIRA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 537 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOME EARLY MORNING CLOUDS WILL MOVE EAST BY 7 AM THIS MORNING WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING MORE NORTHERLY BY NOON, THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 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.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........34 22 19 14 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 57 63 65 64 RH..............80 62 50 46 48 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 10 N 9 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 8 NW 8 N 7 NW 6 NW 5 WIND GUST..15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......4200-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........9 6 4 2 4 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 55 51 49 46 45 RH..............52 64 71 77 83 82 20 FT WIND......NW 5 W 3 SW 3 S 3 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4 W 2 SW 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 WIND GUST.. 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 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.......100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........11 9 7 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 49 60 69 75 76 RH..............82 80 59 49 42 42 20 FT WIND......W 5 SW 6 SW 8 S 7 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 SW 5 SW 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 WIND GUST.. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...KRUSE REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120323.HQBLO.01/DDC