FNUS73 KDDC 021559 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR PILE BURNING...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 959 AM CST WED JAN 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES SHOULD STAY SUNNY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE REMAIN LOW DUE TO THE COLD SURFACE CONDITIONS AND LIMITED AFTERNOON WARMING TEMPERATURES. WESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY COME AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 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.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........46 52 62 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 28 31 28 RH..............74 73 68 74 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 12 NW 12 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7 NW 10 NW 10 W 8 WIND GUST..10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........29 26 23 20 29 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 19 17 15 13 12 RH..............83 92 93 89 91 96 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 9 W 10 W 10 W 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7 W 7 W 8 W 8 W 7 NW 6 WIND GUST..10 10 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 42 40 31 18 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............11 11 18 22 24 24 RH..............95 92 72 64 62 64 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 4 WIND GUST..10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...GERARD REQUESTED BY...DAVID MCCAULEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130102.PILEB.01/DDC