FNUS73 KICT 132259 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDHILLS...KANSAS FOREST SVC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 559 PM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1736 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER SUNSET. THE WIND MAY SHIFT 10 TO 20 DEGREES SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO BE WEST OF THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY THAT A STRAY LIGHT SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY AFFECT THE SITE OF THE FIRE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANY RAIN THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH AT BEST. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER 10AM...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS TODAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. 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.......5100-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 36 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 31 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........41 41 39 37 36 34 33 31 34 41 49 56 64 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 76 74 71 68 66 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 58 RH..............37 37 42 48 54 57 60 63 66 69 71 74 76 78 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 19 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 40 35 35 35 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.6 5.3 5.1 3.5 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..40 40 43 44 45 45 43 39 36 35 33 33 32 31 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 29 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........67 66 65 64 62 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 62 68 73 76 76 RH..............78 67 55 47 43 42 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 3300 5900 5900 5400 MIXNG WIND......S 31 S 32 S 32 S 32 S 31 S 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...COX REQUESTED BY...RODNEY REDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100413.SANDH.04/ICT