FNUS73 KICT 121709 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDHILLS...KS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1209 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1145 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTH TO SOUITHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE SHOULD DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET...BUT THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........50 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 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........46 32 36 43 47 47 45 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 72 74 75 76 76 76 75 RH..............62 60 55 53 51 50 51 53 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.8 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..24 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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.......2400-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........42 37 35 33 30 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 67 63 61 59 57 RH..............53 65 73 77 81 84 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 1300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 31 S 33 S 32 S 29 S 26 S 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 26 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 22 18 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 64 73 77 RH..............85 62 47 41 20 FT WIND......S 9G20 S 12G30 S 16G35 S 17G35 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2200 5800 6000 MIXNG WIND......S 26 S 33 S 38 S 39 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...COOK REQUESTED BY...RODNEY REDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100412.SANDH.01/ICT