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FNUS73 KICT 262157
FWSICT
SPOT FORECAST FOR TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NATIONAL PRESERVE PRESCRIBED...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
357 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
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,
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CST) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 2 3 2 2 3
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 44 43 42 41 41
RH..............57 60 62 65 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 7 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
MIXING WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW
MIXING WIND SPD.5 5 6 8 9 10
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14
TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 3 6 5 3 5 2 2 4 5 7 11
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M M M M M
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 40 43 50 57 63 67 71 73 74 75 73
RH..............72 69 64 52 42 33 27 22 20 19 19 20
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 8 9 11 11 11 11 11 9 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 12 14 16 17 18 18 18 17 14 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.4 3.8 2.1
MIXING WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
MIXING WIND SPD.12 13 13 17 18 21 22 21 20 20 20 14
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 9 12 15 14 12 10 8 7 6 6 5
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M M M M M
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 65 58 56 54 52 51 49 47 46 44 43
RH..............26 29 37 41 45 48 50 53 57 62 67 71
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5
MIXING WIND DIR.SW S SW W SW S S S S S S S
MIXING WIND SPD.8 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 12
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
10 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 14
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 6 7 8 6 5 4 6 7 9 11 14
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M M M M M
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 45 48 52 57 62 65 68 69 69 67 64
RH..............73 70 64 56 48 39 33 28 26 25 25 27
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW W W W NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.9 3.3 3.4 2.7 1.7
MIXING WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N
MIXING WIND SPD.13 14 15 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 15
FORECASTER...MCGUIRE
REQUESTED BY...TONY CAPIZZO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604154.0/ICT
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ACAPIZZO@TNC.ORG
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