FNUS73 KDDC 281335 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR QUR PILES...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 735 AM CST THU FEB 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE ROCKIES TODAY RESULTING IN LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS PREVAILING ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS EARLY FRIDAY TURNING WINDS MORE NORTHERLY AND SLIGHTLY INCREASING IN SPEED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3400-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........46 48 45 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 36 39 39 RH..............75 63 60 61 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 11 NW 11 NW 10 NW 8 WIND GUST..20 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 37 35 33 38 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 30 27 25 23 22 RH..............66 78 81 77 77 78 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 WIND GUST..10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 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.......0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 23 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 33 TO 38 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 48 45 44 42 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............21 21 29 34 36 36 RH..............74 82 66 61 59 63 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 8 N 12 N 15 N 20 N 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 6 N 10 N 12 N 16 N 14 WIND GUST.. 10 15 20 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BURKE REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130228.QURPI.01/DDC