FNUS73 KDDC 151250 FWSDDC SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ SOUTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 750 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO TONIGHT WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........95 80 78 65 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 57 59 59 RH..............47 34 30 31 34 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 15 NE 15 NE 13 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 7 NE 14 NE 14 NE 13 E 8 WIND GUST..15 20 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-2600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........36 38 40 41 52 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............39 49 56 58 65 66 20 FT WIND......E 9 E 12 E 12 NE 9 NE 9 NE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7 E 10 E 10 NE 7 NE 7 NE 8 WIND GUST..10 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 20 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........76 95 97 98 95 91 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 42 46 48 49 50 RH..............71 78 70 67 65 64 20 FT WIND......NE 15 NE 21 NE 23 NE 22 NE 21 NE 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 30 30 30 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 12 NE 17 NE 18 NE 18 NE 17 NE 14 WIND GUST.. 30 30 30 25 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...FINCH REQUESTED BY...BILL WALN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130415.HQSOU.01/DDC