FNUS73 KICT 262135 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKMAN PILES...KS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 435 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 (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 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 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........11 14 18 21 26 30 35 39 44 49 58 67 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 37 36 35 34 33 32 32 32 32 31 31 RH..............53 56 59 61 61 62 63 64 65 66 69 72 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 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..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..10 12 12 13 14 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........76 73 69 66 57 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 34 41 47 51 51 RH..............77 72 61 55 52 53 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 12 SE 13 S 11 S 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 30 30 25 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 1000 1800 3200 2800 MIXNG WIND......SE 17 SE 25 SE 29 S 26 S 22 S 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SCHMINKE REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130327.JACKM.01/ICT