FNUS73 KDDC 111049 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH DEADHORSE SLOUGH...USFWS-QUIVIRA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 549 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE MORNING. BUT THE BULK OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROBABLY STAY TO THE SOUTH. AS IN PREVIOUS DAYS, TEMPERATURES WILL BE PROBLEMATIC. AND OF COURSE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS MODULATED STRONGLY BY TEMPERATURE. IF MORE SUNSHINE OCCURS THAN EXPECTED, TEMPERATURES COULD BE SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER AND HUMIDITIES 10 TO 15 PERCENT LOWER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 98 97 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 54 56 57 58 RH..............65 59 54 54 56 20 FT WIND......E 16 E 16 SE 17 SE 16 SE 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 13 E 13 SE 14 SE 13 SE 14 WIND GUST.. 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 22 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........93 95 96 98 96 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 53 52 51 50 49 RH..............57 65 72 78 81 84 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 12 WIND GUST..20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 29 TO 38 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........93 90 86 82 78 74 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 54 61 66 69 70 RH..............92 79 69 64 62 63 20 FT WIND......SE 16 SE 18 S 22 S 28 S 29 S 28 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 35 40 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 13 SE 14 S 18 S 22 S 23 S 22 WIND GUST..25 25 30 35 40 35 HAINES INDEX....3 5 5 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120411.SOUTH.01/DDC