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FNUS73 KDDC 182026
FWSDDC
SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARK CO (AVIATION OPS)...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
326 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 18.
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,
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
BASED ON CURRENT SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATION TRENDS, SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS
A NEAR-STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS SITUATED FROM THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE NORTHEAST THROUGH CLARK COUNTY UP INTO CENTRAL
KANSAS. BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THIS BOUNDARY, WIND DIRECTION
MAY VARY. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG
THIS BOUNDARY, POTENTIALLY AFFECTING CLARK COUNTY BY EARLY EVENING.
A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. THE POTENTIAL FOR A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.
A COLD FRONT IS STILL EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN
AND CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING, TURNING WINDS NORTHERLY 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH GENERALLY AFTER 7-8 PM CDT.
WINDS ARE THEN FORECAST TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER OVERNIGHT INTO
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 36 TO 37 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 28
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH
CWR.............30 20
TEMP............88 87
RH..............33 28
20 FT WIND DIR..S S
20 FT WIND SPD..22 22
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...11 9.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.37 36
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 19 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 18 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 36 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 23
TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING
TO 28 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........22 17 19 22 24 28 32 36 35 33 32 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............85 82 75 68 62 57 55 53 52 51 48 47
RH..............26 24 34 47 60 67 66 69 71 74 80 79
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..21 20 19 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 18
20 FT WIND GUST.29 26 26 24 24 24 25 26 26 25 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.6 4.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.33 31 24 23 30 32 35 35 32 32 30 28
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 6 8 10 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 44 46 48 51 54 58 61 65 67 68 69
RH..............79 82 76 71 63 55 47 42 37 33 33 32
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..18 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 23 22 21 20 18 17 17 16 16 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.9 5.0 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 25 24 23 21 20 18 17 15 15 15
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
FRIDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...J JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...C.HANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613913.2/DDC
.DELDT 05/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CEHJR@KSU.EDU
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