FNUS73 KICT 271543 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS TIMBERS...KS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1043 AM CDT WED MAR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THIS SPOT FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED WITH NEW DATA APPROXIMATELY 0500-0600 AM MARCH 28TH. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR THIS UPDATE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........81 80 80 80 75 75 70 60 55 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............42 42 46 51 52 53 54 54 53 RH..............58 61 53 48 46 47 48 49 51 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 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..............56 69 83 86 81 86 20 FT WIND......E 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 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...CARUSO REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130328.CROSS.01/ICT