FNUS73 KDDC 061203 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR FLP PILE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 603 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LEE SIDE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING INCREASING UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......100-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........17 19 20 23 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............25 35 41 44 42 RH..............65 47 42 43 50 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 14 SE 18 SE 20 SE 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 30 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 11 SE 14 SE 16 SE 13 WIND GUST.. 20 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 17 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.......100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 31 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........26 23 19 16 13 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 36 34 32 31 30 RH..............59 67 66 69 69 72 20 FT WIND......SE 15 SE 15 S 16 S 16 S 16 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 12 SE 12 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 14 WIND GUST..20 20 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 15 19 22 21 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 31 45 53 57 58 RH..............78 81 56 44 40 41 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 15 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 12 S 12 S 11 S 11 S 11 S 11 WIND GUST..20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .SUNDAY... COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...J JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130306.FLPPI.01/DDC