FNUS73 KDDC 261146 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR FLP PILE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 646 AM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 50 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING AROUND THE QUIVIRA AREA, WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. WINDS SHOULD TURN SOUTHEAST IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGHS NEAR 50 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD PUSH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO AROUND 35 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........9 12 14 23 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 40 46 49 47 RH..............59 42 35 33 35 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 10 S 11 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 7 S 10 S 11 S 10 WIND GUST..10 15 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........33 38 44 49 48 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 41 38 36 34 33 RH..............39 47 53 57 64 70 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 WIND GUST..20 20 20 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 6 6 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........79 56 46 41 26 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 35 45 51 53 54 RH..............66 59 44 39 39 43 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 NE 6 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 5 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 NE 6 NE 7 WIND GUST..20 15 10 5 10 15 HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...RUSSELL REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130326.FLPPI.01/DDC