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SPOT FORECAST for Big Salt Marsh Rx...FWS
National Weather Service DODGE CITY KS
658 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on April 29.
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...

Latest satellite and surface observations indicate central KS is
currently entrenched within nearly zonal flow aloft, with surface
high pressure spread out from the central plains through the
northern plains. Over the next 24-36 hours, short range guidance
suggests no appreciable change in the synoptic pattern over the
central CONUS, resulting in largely static conditions for our
area. Winds will be in the 5-10 mph range generally out of the
north to northeast through tomorrow evening, followed by a shift
to the southeast by Thursday morning again in the 5-10 mph range.
With the sun setting and temperatures decreasing, relative
humidity will increase to near 100% by Wednesday morning. Daytime
Wednesday, temperatures will warm into the mid-60s by mid-
afternoon, allowing relative humidity to drop into the 30-40%
range.


.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent).
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 7 to 9 mph.

TIME (CDT)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM
Sky (%).........80     59     58     67
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      10
Temp............49     55     61     64
RH..............77     61     50     41
20 ft wind......N 5    N 6    NE 6   NE 6
20 ft wind gust.8      10     10     11
Mix hgt (ft)....2000   3000   4100   4700
Transport wind..N 9    N 8    N 7    NE 8

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent).
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 8 to 10 mph shifting to the south 7 to 9
                    mph after 3 am.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
Sky (%).........65     46     36     43     56     77
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10     0      0      0      10     10
Temp............63     59     51     48     46     44
RH..............41     47     66     77     86     93
20 ft wind......NE 6   E 5    E 5    E 4    SE 2   SE 2
20 ft wind gust.12     10     8      7      6      6
Mix hgt (ft)....4500   600    400    400    400    400
Transport wind..NE 8   NE 8   E 9    SE 10  SE 10  S 8

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain showers.
CWR.................10 percent increasing to 40 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming north 5 to 6 mph late in
                    the morning, then shifting to the northeast
                    around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 7 mph shifting to the north 8 to
                    10 mph late in the morning, then shifting to
                    the northeast 10 to 12 mph early in the
                    afternoon shifting to the southeast 8 to 9 mph
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM
Sky (%).........84     90     96     91     88     89
Weather cov.....       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10     40     40     40     40     40
Temp............43     45     52     57     61     62
RH..............100    93     74     62     53     50
20 ft wind......W 3    NW 4   N 5    N 6    NE 6   NE 6
20 ft wind gust.6      7      8      10     11     11
Mix hgt (ft)....300    800    1900   3200   5000   6400
Transport wind..SW 6   W 7    N 9    N 12   NE 10  SE 8

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 6 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...
Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
80s. Southwest winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SPRINGER
Requested by...Matthew Holte
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612023.0/DDC
.DELDT 04/29/26
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.EMAIL matthew_t_holte@fws.gov