FNUS73 KICT 251044 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR THUJACKMAN...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 544 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON AN IGNITION TIME OF 1315 CDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... .TODAY...DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE WILL TEAM WITH LARGE HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE GREAT LAKES...ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...TO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. TO INDUCE AN EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS KANSAS. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS MORNING. SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 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.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........86 87 89 92 94 96 97 96 94 91 89 86 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 41 43 46 49 51 53 55 56 57 57 56 RH..............86 86 81 75 70 66 61 58 55 54 53 53 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..16 15 14 13 12 10 10 10 12 13 15 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................12 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.......1600-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........85 89 95 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 50 48 46 43 41 RH..............55 65 71 75 83 88 20 FT WIND......NE 8 NE 7 NE 7 NE 9 NE 8 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2900 2300 1900 1800 1600 MIXNG WIND......E 18 E 21 E 23 E 25 E 26 E 24 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................35 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 99 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............41 42 43 44 RH..............89 84 79 71 20 FT WIND......NE 7G15 NE 9G20 NE 8G15 N 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1800 2300 2900 MIXNG WIND......NE 20 NE 23 NE 20 NE 14 CWR.............40 40 40 40 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHMINKE REQUESTED BY...RODNEY REDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110324.JACKM.01/ICT