FNUS73 KICT 081135 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER ALUM CR...KDWP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 635 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE TODAY...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 15 MPH TODAY...AND WILL BECOME LIGHT SOUTHERLY THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7600-9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........63 65 66 64 59 55 50 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 52 57 59 61 62 62 61 RH..............45 40 36 33 30 29 29 30 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 5.6 7.6 8.1 8.5 9.0 7.7 6.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW W MIXNG WIND SPD..21 20 17 16 15 14 12 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........44 25 6 2 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 52 47 45 43 41 RH..............32 41 48 52 55 61 20 FT WIND......W 4 SW 2 S 3 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 1900 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 8 SW 5 S 7 S 14 S 17 S 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 5 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5000-6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 53 68 75 RH..............68 43 28 24 20 FT WIND......S 6G15 S 13G30 S 13G30 S 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 2800 6200 MIXNG WIND......S 21 S 32 S 28 SW 24 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 $$ FORECASTER...CARUSO REQUESTED BY...SCOTT THOMASSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100408.LOWER.01/ICT