FNUS73 KICT 262216 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS TIMBERS...KS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 516 PM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ENABLING S/SE WINDS TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS WRN KS. ANTICIPATE SUCH VELOCITIES TO SPREAD ACROSS CNTRL & ERN KS ON WED WITH RAPID DIMINISHMENT AROUND SUNSET. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. 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) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........8 11 14 17 21 25 30 36 43 49 64 78 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 36 34 33 32 31 30 30 30 29 29 28 RH..............54 58 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 69 72 77 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 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 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........91 84 77 70 68 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 32 40 47 51 52 RH..............82 75 62 53 50 50 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 10 SE 12 S 12 SE 10 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 30 30 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 1500 3200 3600 2600 MIXNG WIND......SE 12 SE 20 SE 25 S 26 S 24 SE 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHMINKE REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130327.CROSS.01/ICT