FNUS73 KICT 260935 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS TIMBERS...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 435 AM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...AND SUSPECT WIND DIRECT IN VICINITY OF FIRE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED BY LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL START OFF LOW AND WOULD ANTICIPATE A RELATELY SLOW RISE THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-3100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 6 7 9 53 46 39 33 22 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............23 27 30 33 36 38 40 40 40 40 RH..............80 74 67 62 56 53 51 51 51 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NW NW W W W W SW SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.2 1.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..NW N NW NW W W W W SW SE MIXNG WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........2 9 16 23 42 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 34 29 27 27 27 RH..............55 63 71 75 75 77 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 13 SE 13 SE 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 68 55 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 40 49 54 RH..............78 57 49 46 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 SE 10G20 S 10G25 SE 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 3200 3800 MIXNG WIND......SE 12 SE 23 S 26 S 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOWERTON REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130326.CROSS.01/ICT