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SPOT FORECAST for Big Salt Marsh...FWS
National Weather Service DODGE CITY KS
623 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on May 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

Please contact us via NWS Chat, 800mhz radio or phone if you have
questions or concerns with this forecast,

.DISCUSSION...

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph with gusts to
                    around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......8300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 23 mph.

TIME (CDT)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM
Sky (%).........6      1      1      4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0
Temp............54     64     71     76
RH..............59     41     31     24
20 ft wind......SW 12  SW 14  W 13   W 11
20 ft wind gust.18     20     19     18
Mix hgt (ft)....1900   3100   6500   8100
Transport wind..W 20   W 22   W 22   W 20

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 9 mph with gusts to around
                    16 mph increasing to 6 to 11 mph with gusts to
                    around 19 mph in the late evening and
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 17 mph shifting to the southwest 13
                    to 21 mph in the late evening and overnight.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
Sky (%).........10     18     14     9      11     24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............77     71     61     59     56     54
RH..............24     32     42     44     51     59
20 ft wind......W 9    SW 6   S 6    S 8    SW 9   SW 11
20 ft wind gust.16     10     11     14     17     19
Mix hgt (ft)....8400   600    400    400    500    500
Transport wind..W 17   SW 10  S 15   S 17   SW 21  SW 20

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 7 to 8 mph with gusts to around 16
                    mph shifting to the north 10 to 11 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 14 to 17 mph shifting to the northwest 14
                    to 20 mph early in the morning.

TIME (CDT)      1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM
Sky (%).........34     30     15     19     12     8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............53     54     64     70     73     75
RH..............64     69     52     44     40     36
20 ft wind......SW 8   W 7    NW 8   N 10   N 11   N 10
20 ft wind gust.16     14     13     16     16     17
Mix hgt (ft)....500    600    2200   3900   5500   6400
Transport wind..W 17   NW 14  N 20   N 20   N 17   N 17

$$
Forecaster...HOVORKA
Requested by...Matt Holte
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613025.0/DDC
.DELDT 05/07/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL matthew_t_holte@fws.gov