FNUS73 KICT 241001 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKMAN WEDNESDAY...KANSAS FOREST SVC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 501 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL KICK OUT INTO THE PLAINS TODAY. THIS WILL SPREAD A WIDESPREAD AREA OF MODERATE RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL KS THIS MORNING WITH MORE SCATTERED ACTIVITY FURTHER SOUTH. HOWEVER BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS THE MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY WILL SLIDE SOUTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SE KS. THE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY STRETCHES JUST EAST OF THE TURNPIKE AND WILL CONTINUE PUSHING SOUTHEAST TODAY. BY 1PM NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AREAWIDE BUT WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST AS THU MORNING APPROACHES. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL HAVE PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA ON THU LEAVING SUNNY SKIES AND NORTH WINDS AT 15-20 MPH IN PLACE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................51 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............49 49 49 49 48 48 48 47 47 RH..............77 81 84 87 88 89 90 91 92 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N MIXNG WIND SPD..20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................75 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 45 44 43 42 41 RH..............93 92 91 89 87 86 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 7 NW 8 N 10 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 700 400 500 500 MIXNG WIND......N 16 N 16 N 18 NW 21 N 23 N 25 CWR.............80 80 80 80 80 80 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................17 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.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 30 TO 38 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 41 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........98 85 75 50 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............41 46 52 55 RH..............85 67 51 45 20 FT WIND......N 12G30 N 14G30 N 14G30 N 12G30 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2300 4100 5100 MIXNG WIND......N 30 N 40 N 39 N 31 CWR.............20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LAWSON REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.JACKM.02/ICT