FNUS73 KICT 112110 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDHILLS...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 410 PM CDT SUN APR 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1546 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH/SOUTHEAST BUT WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 12-16 MPH. JUST AS THE LAST FEW DAYS SOUTH WINDS WILL AGAIN BE ON THE GUSTY SIDE FOR MON AND WILL BE A FEW MPH FASTER THAN TODAY. NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST TUE AND LIKELY LONGER. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........41 41 42 43 44 45 44 43 42 40 38 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 73 71 69 67 65 62 60 59 58 58 57 RH..............54 57 60 64 68 72 77 83 84 86 87 87 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 3.4 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..22 22 22 22 22 21 20 18 17 16 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........36 34 31 29 30 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 61 68 73 76 76 RH..............88 77 65 58 53 51 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 10 S 12 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2400 3400 4100 4100 MIXNG WIND......SE 16 S 20 S 23 S 23 S 24 S 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LAWSON REQUESTED BY...JASON HARTMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100411.SANDH.01/ICT