FNUS73 KICT 311627 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR NW 60TH...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1127 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT IS JUST NORTH OF MCPHERSON AT 11 AM. WHILE THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE DAY...IT HAS BEEN MAKING STEADY PROGRESS SO FAR. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT HAVE BEEN RUNNING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH FROM THE NORTH. CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON EXACTLY HOW FAR THE FRONT WILL MOVE THIS AFTERNOON...SO THERE IS A DEFINITE CHANCE IT COULD REACH THE BURN AREA...DESPITE THE CURRENT FORECAST OF SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........21 23 23 21 19 19 17 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 76 78 80 81 81 80 80 RH..............30 26 23 21 20 20 21 23 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..20 16 13 10 10 14 18 22 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........14 16 19 22 25 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 71 67 64 62 60 RH..............23 30 36 43 51 59 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 1000 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 22 S 20 S 18 S 21 S 22 S 22 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 41 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 43 52 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 67 77 81 RH..............68 52 38 34 20 FT WIND......S 11G25 S 14G30 S 15G30 S 15G35 MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 2100 3600 MIXNG WIND......S 24 S 29 S 31 S 38 $$ FORECASTER...HOWERTON REQUESTED BY...RODNEY REDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.NW60T.01/ICT