FNUS73 KICT 161046 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR WILSON WILDLIFE AREA...KS DEPT WILDLIFE & PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 446 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AS A STORM SYSTEM WELL TO THE EAST OF THE PLAINS CONTINUES TO BRING NORTH WINDS TO THE AREA. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF FLURRIES OR SPRINKLES MOVING ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS TODAY. WINDS WILL SLACKEN SOME TONIGHT AS A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. AS THIS RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA...SURFACE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST EARLY ON WEDNESDAY WITH DRIER SURFACE CONDITIONS -FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CURRENT INFORMATION FOR WEDNESDAY IS PRELIMINARY AND SHOULD BE USED AS GUIDANCE AND DECISION MAKING SHOULD NOT BE MADE SOLELY OFF THIS FORECAST. AUTHORITIES WOULD BE ADVISED TO SUBMIT ANOTHER SPOT FORECAST REQUEST EITHER LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY ON WEDNESDAY TO GET THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. KETCHAM .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........32 40 61 71 67 59 55 53 50 46 42 39 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............16 16 17 20 23 27 30 33 35 36 36 35 RH..............76 74 69 58 50 45 40 36 34 32 32 32 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.1 1.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..26 26 26 25 24 22 21 20 18 17 18 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........37 33 29 25 22 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 27 24 22 21 20 RH..............35 42 46 48 49 53 20 FT WIND......N 6 NW 5 NW 4 W 3 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 20 NW 16 NW 12 W 9 W 9 W 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........15 27 38 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............18 23 38 46 RH..............59 57 36 29 20 FT WIND......SW 4G5 SW 5 S 5G10 S 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 1700 2900 MIXNG WIND......SW 12 SW 14 S 10 S 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...KETCHAM REQUESTED BY...SCOTT THOMASSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100217.WILSO.01/ICT