FNUS73 KICT 292139 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR 2 NW BURTTON...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 439 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1629 CDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. AT DUSK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MPH AND BY MIDNIGHT WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO 10 MPH. WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL SWITCH FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 1 AM TO 3 AM. THE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AT SUNRISE UP TO 20 MPH. DUNTEN .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 27 TO 32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 49 TO 54 MPH. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........23 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 80 79 RH..............26 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..26 24 22 20 FT WIND GUST.50 50 45 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 4.5 3.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S MIXNG WIND SPD..54 53 49 CWR.............0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 40 TO 47 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........22 22 26 29 33 37 39 41 45 49 53 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 73 68 64 62 60 58 56 54 52 51 51 RH..............30 38 46 53 59 65 71 78 82 85 86 85 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S W 20 FT WIND SPD..18 16 15 14 14 14 14 10 7 5 6 8 20 FT WIND GUST.40 35 35 30 30 30 30 25 15 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S W MIXNG WIND SPD..47 45 44 43 43 43 40 31 21 14 16 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 26 TO 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 48 38 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 58 64 67 RH..............84 54 38 32 20 FT WIND......NW 10G25 N 15G35 N 13G30 N 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3200 5100 6200 MIXNG WIND......NW 29 N 35 N 26 NW 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...DUNTEN REQUESTED BY...RODNEY REDDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110429.2NWBU.02/ICT