FNUS73 KICT 081240 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWHILL...U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 740 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7900-9600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........67 67 66 63 62 58 51 44 37 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 48 52 57 59 61 63 63 62 61 RH..............68 58 49 40 33 30 28 27 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 3.8 5.9 7.9 8.5 9.0 9.6 9.6 8.3 7.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..18 18 18 17 17 16 15 14 12 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 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.......3900-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........26 16 5 2 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 52 48 45 43 41 RH..............30 40 49 56 59 63 20 FT WIND......W 4 S 3 S 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5700 2100 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 8 S 7 S 9 S 14 S 15 S 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 12 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 52 66 72 RH..............68 44 29 25 20 FT WIND......S 6G15 S 11G25 SW 8G15 SW 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 3300 6100 MIXNG WIND......S 15 S 25 SW 17 SW 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 $$ FORECASTER...CARUSO REQUESTED BY...RYAN WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100408.SAWHI.01/ICT