FNUS73 KDDC 101027 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADHORSE SLOUGH...USFWS-QUIVIRA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 527 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0515 CDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... QUIVERA WILL BE RIGHT ON THE EDGE BETWEEN SOLID OVERCAST AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHWEST AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE NORTHEAST. SO THE SKY COVER FORECAST IS PROBELMATIC. BEST GUESS IS THAT SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY. THERE IS JUST A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING BUT EVEN THIS WILL LIKELY BE OFF TO THE SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........85 70 75 79 72 80 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 52 55 56 57 58 RH..............68 59 55 57 52 59 20 FT WIND......NE 12 E 13 E 14 E 15 E 15 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 10 E 10 E 13 E 13 E 13 E 10 WIND GUST..15 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........99 99 99 99 99 98 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............57 52 50 49 48 47 RH..............67 80 86 86 86 83 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 9 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 E 7 E 8 E 8 E 8 E 10 WIND GUST..10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........97 89 81 84 84 83 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 48 50 52 53 53 RH..............79 77 77 74 74 74 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 13 SE 14 SE 15 SE 15 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 10 E 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 12 SE 11 WIND GUST..15 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.DEADH.01/DDC