FNUS73 KICT 211533 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR WILSON LAKE...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 933 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER WEAK WIND SHIFT WILL TRAVERSE THE AREA TODAY...BUT BY LATE AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT MOST LOCATIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT OVER RUSSELL AND BARTON COUNTIES...AND BELOW 30 PERCENT OVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE BEHIND ON A COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY...SIGNALING A TRANSITION BACK TO WINTER-LIKE WEATHER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........4 2 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 44 49 54 59 58 55 RH..............43 36 30 25 21 21 23 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.4 0.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W S MIXNG WIND SPD..14 13 12 9 8 7 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 7 19 14 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 42 38 35 32 30 RH..............29 38 44 48 52 55 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 6 S 7 S 9 S 12 SW 9 SW 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........0 11 21 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 32 50 58 RH..............59 55 31 23 20 FT WIND......SW 4G5 W 5G10 NW 6G10 NW 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 900 1300 MIXNG WIND......SW 9 W 12 NW 13 NW 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SPURGEON REQUESTED BY...RYAN WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090121.WILSO.01/ICT