FNUS73 KICT 280925 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKMAN PILES...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 425 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. THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 5 PM...HOWEVER ANY RAIN THAT OCCURS PRIOR TO SUNSET IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND SPOTTY. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAKING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. 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 1500-2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........43 45 46 47 56 62 68 74 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 48 51 55 57 59 61 61 60 RH..............72 64 58 53 51 49 48 49 51 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.8 2.1 1.5 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..14 12 8 6 6 7 8 9 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................7 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........86 91 95 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 55 53 52 50 49 RH..............54 64 70 75 80 84 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....800 400 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......SE 12 SE 12 SE 10 SE 9 SE 8 SE 6 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................11 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. 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 58 60 RH..............87 80 69 63 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 4G5 SE 6G10 SE 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 600 3000 2200 MIXNG WIND......E 5 E 12 SE 7 SE 8 CWR.............10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOWERTON REQUESTED BY...ERIC WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130328.JACKM.01/ICT