FNUS73 KICT 071437 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR TALLGRASS TNC NPS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 937 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH A WEAK WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST COMING THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT...AND WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 51 54 56 58 57 56 RH..............36 30 28 27 27 28 31 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.8 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..13 13 14 15 16 17 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........2 2 2 2 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 47 42 39 37 35 RH..............34 48 58 66 73 81 20 FT WIND......SW 6 S 6 S 5 SW 5 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SW 20 SW 20 SW 18 SW 16 SW 15 W 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........4 4 12 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 46 60 66 RH..............90 61 41 36 20 FT WIND......NW 4G5 NW 4G5 N 4G5 N 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1700 3200 3600 MIXNG WIND......NW 12 NW 10 NW 10 N 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHRECK REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN HASE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090407.TALLG.01/ICT