FNUS73 KICT 161341 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWHILL BUR OAK - WILSON LAKE...US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 841 AM CDT TUE MAR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE IS THE DISSIPATION OF THE LOW CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA. WE ARE EXPECTING BREAKS TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING...WITH CLOUDS SCATTERING OUT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........73 59 30 16 14 17 19 17 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 45 48 49 50 51 52 52 51 RH..............70 61 54 50 47 44 43 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..N N N NW N N N N N MIXNG WIND SPD..15 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........10 13 15 18 34 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 42 38 34 32 29 RH..............49 63 73 80 86 90 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 4 N 4 NE 4 N 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1000 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......N 10 N 12 N 12 NE 12 N 12 N 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 57 44 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 36 47 52 RH..............91 71 49 40 20 FT WIND......N 4G5 N 5G10 N 6G10 NE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2900 2600 MIXNG WIND......N 12 N 16 N 15 NE 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DARMOFAL REQUESTED BY...RYAN WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100316.SAWHI.01/ICT