FNUS73 KICT 082336 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 636 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1827 CDT ON JULY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WHICH COULD LOCALLY AND SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT WINDS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................14 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.......2700-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........44 46 49 52 54 55 57 58 59 60 60 61 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 85 82 79 78 77 75 74 73 72 71 70 RH..............51 56 61 67 70 73 77 80 83 86 88 90 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE N N NE NE N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 2.7 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE NE NE N N NE NE N N N N NE MIXNG WIND SPD..10 13 15 16 15 13 12 12 13 14 14 14 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 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.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 17 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........61 60 58 57 54 51 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............70 75 81 84 87 87 RH..............91 75 62 54 50 49 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2600 4200 5000 5700 5500 MIXNG WIND......NE 14 NE 10 NE 13 E 20 E 22 E 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOWERTON REQUESTED BY...LINCOLN COUNTY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120708.LINCO.01/ICT