989  
FNUS73 KDDC 061635  
FWSDDC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK SMITH MEADOW RX...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
1035 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON MARCH 06.  
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  
 
TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK FEATURES BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH SOUTHERLY  
WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UPWARDS TO 30-35 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE, MAINLY  
AFTER 3 PM TODAY. ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 65 MPH AND HAIL 1.5 TO 2" IN  
DIAMETER WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS. STORM  
CHANCES DIMINISH AFTER 6 PM. MINIMUM DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
LEVELS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 50-55%.  
 
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY, CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION FALL TO NEAR 0%  
WITH SOUTH WINDS SHIFTING NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD  
FRONT INTO THIS EVENING. STILL EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS 15-20 MPH,  
GUSTING TO 25-30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS STAY  
NORTHERLY INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS 10-15 MPH. WINDS  
DIMINISH INTO SATURDAY EVENING. MINIMUM DAYTIME RELATIUVE HUMIDITY  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO AROUND 25%.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 29 TO 35 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........76 42 30  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC  
CWR.............20 0 20  
TEMP............70 73 74  
RH..............75 63 53  
20 FT WIND......S 20 S 21 S 19  
20 FT WIND GUST.29 30 29  
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3600 3900  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 30 S 33 S 32  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 26 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........21 25 48 65 41 29  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 53 44 40 37 34  
RH..............51 66 70 73 75 80  
20 FT WIND......S 15 NW 15 NW 16 NW 16 NW 17 NW 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 23 24 24 23  
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1200 2000 2400 1000 1000  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 NW 28 NW 28 NW 31 NW 28 NW 26  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 22 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 7  
MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........20 10 5 20 20 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 34 42 50 56 58  
RH..............82 80 57 37 28 25  
20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 13 N 14 N 11 NW 9 NW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 19 17 14 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2000 3000 3900 5000 3600  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 24 N 26 N 26 N 20 N 17 N 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...BENNETT  
REQUESTED BY...KONNER MAGNUSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604958.0/DDC  
.DELDT 03/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KONNER_MAGNUSON@FWS.GOV  
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