FNUS73 KICT 251544 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR ELLSWORTH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1044 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOT FORECAST FOR ELLSWORTH...KSU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1001 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT ACROSS THE PLAINS ON SAT. THIS FEATURE WILL ALLOW SHOWERS AND A FEW ISOLATED STORMS TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY SAT MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOVING OFF INTO EASTERN KS. WINDS ON SAT WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE EAST/NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 12 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 22 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........54 64 77 90 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 45 42 39 RH..............54 67 74 85 20 FT WIND......E 9G20 E 9G20 E 10G25 NE 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1800 1600 1300 MIXNG WIND......E 22 E 23 E 30 E 20 CWR.............0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................32 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 98 96 95 94 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............38 38 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 42 RH..............88 87 84 81 77 75 73 72 69 67 66 67 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE MIXNG WIND SPD..18 18 18 17 15 13 10 9 9 9 10 12 CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ REQUESTED BY...AGENT REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE