FNUS73 KICT 241056 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR THUJACKMAN...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 556 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1315 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 33 41 45 55 59 WEATHER COV..... CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW TEMP............49 50 51 51 51 51 RH..............42 40 41 43 45 49 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..12 12 13 16 20 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................11 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.......800-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........59 59 58 57 58 59 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 46 43 42 41 40 RH..............49 59 66 73 76 81 20 FT WIND......E 9 SE 8 SE 6 E 6 E 7 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2000 1300 300 500 600 MIXNG WIND......E 22 SE 21 SE 20 E 20 E 22 E 21 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE 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.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH BECOMING EAST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........62 49 35 62 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............39 47 58 63 RH..............90 75 57 50 20 FT WIND......E 7G15 SE 10G20 SE 5 E 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 3000 3900 MIXNG WIND......E 20 SE 22 S 8 SE 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CARUSO REQUESTED BY...RODNEY REDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110324.JACKM.01/ICT