FNUS73 KICT 271021 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS TIMBERS...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 521 AM CDT WED MAR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF A FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SPOT TONIGHT. WITH PROXIMITY TO FRONT AROUND SUNSET...ANTICIPATE WINDS TO DROP SIGNIFICANTLY AT THAT TIME. DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY MAJOR WIND SHIFTS PRIOR TO FRONTS PASSAGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........81 77 72 68 66 63 61 58 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 44 47 50 52 53 54 54 53 RH..............66 60 56 53 52 51 51 52 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 11 11 10 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.0 1.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..20 23 25 28 29 28 26 24 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........53 41 29 18 35 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 46 41 39 39 36 RH..............58 71 84 86 81 86 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 4 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 300 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 18 SE 18 SE 17 SE 14 SE 10 SE 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY 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 1200-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........69 70 70 81 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............34 44 55 59 RH..............93 75 61 59 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SW 2 W 2G5 S 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 2300 3000 MIXNG WIND......SE 5 SW 5 W 5 SW 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...HOWERTON REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130327.CROSS.01/ICT