FNUS73 KICT 231407 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR TALLGRASS RESTORATIONS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 907 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED UNDER A SURFACE RIDGE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY...SUNNY WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 63 65 67 68 68 68 67 RH..............44 39 35 33 31 31 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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.......2600-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........6 4 2 0 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 59 55 52 52 50 RH..............34 44 52 59 64 73 20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 4 SW 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 1400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......W 6 SW 9 SW 13 S 16 S 18 S 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........2 1 0 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 64 78 85 RH..............84 56 41 39 20 FT WIND......SW 8G15 SW 10G25 SW 13G30 SW 14G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1600 3000 MIXNG WIND......S 24 SW 25 SW 24 SW 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 $$ FORECASTER...DARMOFAL REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN HASE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.TALLG.01/ICT