FNUS73 KICT 061836 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR 82ND PLUM WILDFIRE...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 136 PM CDT WED APR 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1323 CDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STOUT AND GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD 5-6 PM THIS EVENING TO AROUND 10 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION TONIGHT...REMAINING EASTERLY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD GO SOUTHERLY FOR A TIME THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT TRIES TO PUSH NORTH...BUT SHOULD BE LIGHTER THAN TODAY'S WINDS. COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD DAWN THURSDAY MORNING...WITH SLIGHT CHANCES CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........41 42 43 44 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 70 71 71 71 70 RH..............33 31 30 31 32 35 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 MIXNG WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE MIXNG WIND SPD..29 28 24 21 18 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 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.......2700-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........45 46 48 49 50 52 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............68 62 58 55 53 51 RH..............35 44 51 55 60 65 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 1500 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......NE 16 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 15 E 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............50 57 65 68 RH..............71 60 51 51 20 FT WIND......NE 8G15 E 7G15 E 7G15 E 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 1700 3300 MIXNG WIND......E 18 E 17 SE 26 S 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...KLEINSASSER REQUESTED BY...RODNEY REDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110406.82NDP.01/ICT