FNUS73 KICT 270900 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR JDF RESEARCH PLOTS...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 400 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO MUCH WEAKER THAN THEY WERE ON MON...ESPECIALLY FOR CENTRAL KS. THIS IS DUE TO A WEAK FRONT SLIDING INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND IS EXPECTED TO BE LAID OUT ALONG THE KS TURNPIKE BY THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE CENTRAL KS WILL SEE NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WHILE LOCATIONS SE OF THE KS TURNPIKE WILL EXPERIENCE SE WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 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.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 39 39 40 41 41 42 43 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............65 68 70 72 74 76 77 78 78 77 RH..............71 67 64 61 59 57 54 53 52 52 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.1 2.4 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.2 4.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..29 28 26 24 23 23 22 22 20 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 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.......2600-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........44 44 45 46 45 45 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............75 70 66 64 62 60 RH..............53 62 67 70 74 78 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 6 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 1400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SW 16 SW 16 S 15 S 12 S 13 S 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 43 42 45 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............59 66 75 79 RH..............83 71 58 52 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 SE 7G15 SE 9G20 SE 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 3500 4400 MIXNG WIND......S 18 S 9 S 21 S 24 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...LAWSON REQUESTED BY...JASON HARTMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.JDFRE.01/ICT