FNUS73 KICT 251413 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS TIMBERS...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 913 AM CDT MON MAR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AM CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL PROVIDE MUCH LIGHTER WINDS THAN COMPARED TO MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........67 68 69 70 71 72 73 75 77 79 79 79 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............19 19 22 24 27 29 32 33 34 35 35 34 RH..............97 97 91 83 76 71 67 63 59 58 59 62 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.0 1.4 2.2 2.9 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..21 24 26 29 30 30 30 30 29 29 29 29 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 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.......2500-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........79 76 73 70 68 65 62 55 48 42 35 28 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....SW SW TEMP............34 32 29 27 26 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 RH..............65 70 76 81 84 86 87 88 90 92 94 96 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 3.3 2.5 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MIXNG WIND SPD..28 26 24 22 21 20 18 17 17 16 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........21 18 15 12 10 7 4 6 7 9 10 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............19 21 24 28 31 35 38 41 43 44 43 42 RH..............94 88 79 70 62 56 51 47 45 45 47 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.0 1.8 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW S MIXNG WIND SPD..14 13 13 12 10 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...DARMOFAL REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130326.CROSS.01/ICT