FNUS73 KICT 081411 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR TALLGRASS TNC NPS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 911 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTH TODAY...WITH CLEAR SKIES CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT AROUND TO THE EAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 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 2400-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........4 4 12 12 12 12 12 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 56 60 63 65 66 66 65 RH..............47 41 37 34 33 33 33 35 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE E E MIXNG WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........19 35 57 73 78 85 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 57 53 51 48 46 RH..............37 47 54 58 64 69 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 8 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 2600 1500 500 400 300 MIXNG WIND......E 12 E 14 E 16 E 20 E 23 E 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................53 PERCENT INCREASING TO 66 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 29 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 82 73 82 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............45 50 55 58 RH..............71 62 59 55 20 FT WIND......E 11G25 E 12G30 E 12G30 NE 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1500 2700 2500 MIXNG WIND......E 29 E 31 E 32 E 30 CWR.............50 50 70 70 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...SCHRECK REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN HASE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.TALLG.01/ICT