FNUS73 KICT 171142 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR WILSON WILDLIFE AREA...KS DEPT WILDLIFE & PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 542 AM CST WED FEB 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SURFACE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE DAY BUT REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 1100-2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........17 18 21 27 32 38 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 38 41 44 45 45 44 RH..............41 37 34 31 30 30 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.7 1.9 1.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE MIXNG WIND SPD..7 6 8 10 13 14 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. 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........SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........46 44 48 53 57 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 34 31 29 27 25 RH..............36 46 53 59 65 72 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 S 12 S 12 S 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. 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.......300-2100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........69 69 89 89 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 28 39 44 RH..............77 71 49 43 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 SE 4G5 E 4G5 E 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 1400 2100 MIXNG WIND......S 12 E 6 NE 9 NE 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...KETCHAM REQUESTED BY...SCOTT THOMASSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100217.WILSO.01/ICT