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FNUS73 KICT 160044
FWSICT
SPOT FORECAST FOR TPNP PRESCRIBED FIRE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
744 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT US VIA NWS CHAT, 800MHZ RADIO OR PHONE IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST,
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH SOUTHERLY
WINDS PREVAILING.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 8 9 11 12 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 58 57 56 54 54
RH..............60 65 71 73 78 80
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 4 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S S S
MIXING WIND SPD.5 7 8 9 10 12
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 14 14 14 15 11 6 2 3 4 4 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 53 57 63 72 77 80 83 84 84 84 83
RH..............82 84 79 69 51 41 34 28 26 25 23 25
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST. 6 10 11 11 13 14 18 19 19 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.3 2.9 4.8 5.8 7.3 7.5 7.8 7.5
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
MIXING WIND SPD.13 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 16 18 18 20
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 9 15 21 27 39 50 61 62 62 63 63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 79 72 69 68 67 67 67 66 66 66 65
RH..............27 32 46 55 62 65 65 68 74 80 85 89
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 11 11 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 15
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 14 14 16 17 18 20 21 21 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
MIXING WIND SPD.21 20 20 20 21 22 24 26 28 28 28 29
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
26 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 33 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 64 55 46 37 41 44 47 52 56 60 57
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
CWR.............0 20 20 20 20 20 20 60 60 60 60 60
TEMP............65 66 70 74 78 81 83 83 83 81 78 74
RH..............90 86 81 70 61 54 50 47 47 49 53 57
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 23 24 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.7 3.5 4.2 5.0 4.2 3.4 2.7 2.4
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
MIXING WIND SPD.30 31 32 33 33 33 32 31 30 28 26 25
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