FNUS73 KICT 280914 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS TIMBERS...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 414 AM CDT THU MAR 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PREVAILING SYNOPTIC WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND FROM THE EAST THIS MORNING VEERING TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THESE LIGHT SPEEDS...DIRECTION AT FIRE MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED BY LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY AND SIZE OF FIRE. ANY RAIN THAT OCCURS PRIOR TO SUNSET IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT AND SPOTTY. CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AFTER SUNSET AND PEAK AROUND MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........42 43 44 44 54 61 68 74 81 WEATHER COV..... SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW TEMP............43 48 52 55 58 60 62 62 61 RH..............78 68 60 54 51 48 47 48 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.3 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................24 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.......300-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........88 92 96 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 56 54 52 50 49 RH..............53 63 69 74 80 85 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 800 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 E 8 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................6 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 99 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 52 59 62 RH..............90 80 66 61 20 FT WIND......NE 2G5 E 4G5 SE 5 SE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 2800 2300 MIXNG WIND......NE 7 E 6 S 2 S 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOWERTON REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130328.CROSS.01/ICT