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SPOT FORECAST for Big Salt Marsh...FWS
National Weather Service DODGE CITY KS
723 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 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...

Thursday will start out chilly with temperatures in the 30s and
humidity values around 100%. By the afternoon temperatures should
reach into the lower 70s with winds out of the southwest 10-20 mph
and relative humidity values falling to around 30%. Friday should
be warmer with highs around 80 and a shift in the winds from
southwest to northwest around the noon hour. Wind speeds will be
10-20 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 12 mph with gusts to
                    around 18 mph.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 18 to 20 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON
Sky (%).........1      1      3      4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0
Temp............55     62     69     71
RH..............57     44     33     30
20 ft wind......SW 11  SW 12  SW 12  SW 10
20 ft wind gust.17     18     18     17
Mix hgt (ft)....3400   4700   5800   6500
Transport wind..W 18   W 20   W 18   W 18

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 9 mph with gusts to around
                    16 mph shifting to the south 7 to 10 mph with
                    gusts to around 18 mph in the late evening and
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 17 mph shifting to the southwest 13
                    to 21 mph early in the evening.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
Sky (%).........5      10     7      9      13     20
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............72     66     57     54     53     51
RH..............28     37     49     52     54     61
20 ft wind......SW 9   SW 6   S 7    S 8    S 10   SW 10
20 ft wind gust.16     11     13     14     17     18
Mix hgt (ft)....6200   700    500    500    500    500
Transport wind..W 17   SW 13  S 17   S 20   SW 21  SW 21

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 9 mph with gusts to around
                    17 mph shifting to the north 9 to 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 17 to 18 mph shifting to the northwest 16
                    to 20 mph late in the morning.

TIME (CDT)      1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM
Sky (%).........32     39     42     47     37     14
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............48     53     64     71     76     78
RH..............68     61     48     42     36     31
20 ft wind......SW 9   SW 8   W 8    NW 9   N 10   N 10
20 ft wind gust.17     14     14     14     16     16
Mix hgt (ft)....400    800    1800   4200   5500   5300
Transport wind..SW 18  W 17   W 17   NW 20  N 18   N 16

$$
Forecaster...TATRO
Requested by...Matt Holte
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/06/26
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.EMAIL matthew_t_holte@fws.gov