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SPOT FORECAST for Field Demonstration...Kansas Forest Service
National Weather Service DODGE CITY KS
933 AM CDT Mon May 11 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on May 12.
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...

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 87.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 9 mph shifting to the north
                    10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 21 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 16 to 20 mph shifting to the
                    northeast 21 to 24 mph in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON
Sky (%).........5      7      1      4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0
Temp............78     84     86     86
RH..............34     28     25     22
20 ft wind......W 9    N 12   N 15   NE 15
20 ft wind gust.14     17     19     20
Mix hgt (ft)....2800   4300   5700   6300
Transport wind..NW 16  N 23   NE 24  N 21

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 14 mph in the evening and
                    overnight becoming light.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 12 to 20 mph shifting to the east
                    around 12 mph early in the morning.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
Sky (%).........2      14     9      6      5      4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............87     80     67     62     57     53
RH..............21     25     35     39     47     54
20 ft wind......NE 14  NE 9   NE 6   NE 6   NE 4   NE 3
20 ft wind gust.19     14     12     10     7      6
Mix hgt (ft)....6400   800    500    500    500    400
Transport wind..N 20   NE 14  NE 14  NE 14  E 12   NE 13

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 13 mph shifting to the southeast 14
                    to 16 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM
Sky (%).........9      9      3      3      3      4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............48     54     69     77     81     84
RH..............64     53     33     25     22     21
20 ft wind......NE 2   E 3    SE 5   SE 7   SE 9   SE 9
20 ft wind gust.4      5      8      11     13     14
Mix hgt (ft)....400    500    2400   4200   5800   6500
Transport wind..E 12   E 10   E 13   SE 13  SE 13  SE 15

$$
Forecaster...HOVORKA
Requested by...C.Hanson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613361.0/DDC
.DELDT 05/12/26
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.EMAIL cehjr@ksu.edu