FNUS73 KICT 131012 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAND OPENING EVENT...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 512 AM CDT FRI JUL 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON JULY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FOR FRIDAY JULY 13TH...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES REACHING THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10500-12400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7600-8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........43 36 40 48 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TEMP............94 95 95 94 RH..............32 31 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...11 8.5 8.0 7.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE S MIXNG WIND SPD..5 8 9 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........52 34 28 30 28 27 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............93 85 80 77 74 71 RH..............32 40 48 55 62 69 20 FT WIND......SE 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6800 2200 BLW100 300 300 BLW100 MIXNG WIND......S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10900-12800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 8700-10000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 22 29 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 82 93 97 RH..............72 46 31 26 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 4G5 S 4G5 S 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 5900 12500 11000 MIXNG WIND......S 12 SW 6 SE 3 SE 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...FORTIN REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN HASE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120713.GRAND.01/ICT