201  
FNUS73 KDDC 031743  
FWSDDC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CITY OF HAYS MITIGATION...HAYS FIRE DEPARTMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
1143 AM CST MON MAR 3 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON MARCH 04.  
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,  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TUESDAY NIGHT...  
 
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED MID/LATE TUESDAY MORNING WILL GIVE  
WAY TO STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND A COLD FRONT PUSHING  
THROUGH CENTRAL KANSAS BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS  
AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED  
THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE  
OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE  
IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT LATE IN  
THE MORNING DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT INCREASING  
TO 60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 19 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO NORTH 25 TO 32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND  
13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH 18 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO AROUND 33 MPH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 43 TO 46 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........19 20 21 22 35 48 61 68 74 81 83 86  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 20 30 40 30 60 60 60 60 60 60  
TEMP............39 41 42 44 47 49 50 48 44 40 37 36  
RH..............50 50 51 55 53 49 48 49 53 57 59 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SW NW N N N N N N N NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 12 15 18 20 25 27 29 32 32 32  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 19 23 28 30 37 39 44 50 47 50  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.6 2.1 3.0 3.5 4.0 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW W N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 10 13 18 24 33 43 46 46 46 46  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 27 TO 34 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 51 MPH DECREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 38 TO 45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 28 TO 35  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........89 86 84 81 70 60 49 38 26 15 12 9  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RS RS RS SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 37 36 35 34 34 33 32 31 30 29 27  
RH..............67 69 73 73 73 67 66 66 66 66 66 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..34 33 31 30 29 29 29 29 28 27 24 21  
20 FT WIND GUST.50 51 50 48 45 44 42 42 42 39 35 30  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.45 45 45 44 41 38 35 33 33 32 30 28  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID  
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...J JOHNSON  
REQUESTED BY...T DETRIXHE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2504775.0/DDC  
.DELDT 03/03/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TDETRIXHE@HAYSUSA.COM  
 
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