FNUS73 KICT 141312 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDHILLS...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 812 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0752 CDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RAIN SHOWERS OFF TO THE WEST...PRATT TO ELLSWORTH AND WEST...WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST OF THE FIRE SITE. WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO AROUND 10 MPH AND BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY...AND WINDS ARE GOING TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE THURSDAY EVENING AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 29 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........50 55 58 60 65 67 67 63 55 50 48 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 65 67 68 71 73 75 76 77 77 77 76 RH..............77 60 57 55 52 48 44 42 40 39 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 35 35 35 35 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 1.8 3.1 4.4 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.3 4.7 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..32 35 36 36 36 36 35 33 32 31 31 31 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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.......2800-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........39 38 36 34 46 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 68 64 61 59 57 RH..............42 54 62 68 74 79 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 9 S 8 S 8 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 1500 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......S 30 S 25 S 24 S 24 S 21 S 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 12 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 4100-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........72 77 81 90 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............56 64 72 76 RH..............82 64 52 48 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 8G15 S 11G25 S 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 3100 4500 MIXNG WIND......S 16 S 20 S 22 S 17 CWR.............0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHRECK REQUESTED BY...RODNEY REDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100414.SANDH.01/ICT