FNUS73 KICT 252339 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE RIVER FIRE...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 639 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1833 CDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL STAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AROUND STORMS. A FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM WHICH WILL FLIP WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 41 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.......9600-10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........45 46 48 49 51 53 54 55 55 56 56 57 57 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............104 102 98 93 89 87 85 83 80 78 77 75 75 RH..............24 28 34 40 45 49 54 60 65 70 74 76 76 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW N N 20 FT WIND SPD..14 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.30 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...10 9.6 6.5 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW N N MIXNG WIND SPD..29 29 26 22 17 14 10 8 7 8 12 15 15 CWR.............20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...LAWSON REQUESTED BY...RODNEY REDINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120725.LITTL.04/ICT