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FNUS73 KICT 091334
FWSICT
SPOT FORECAST FOR TPNP RX FIRE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
834 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 09.
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
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH IS LEADING TO STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN
15-20 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KTS. AS THE BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTH
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19
MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 32 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 22 27 34 48 58 56 53 51 47
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20
TEMP............54 60 68 71 73 76 78 79 79 79
RH..............66 57 48 47 44 42 39 38 38 38
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 9 11 13 15 16 17 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.7 11 16 18 19 22 23 24 24 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 3.8 4.7 5.7 6.6 6.8 6.2
MIXING WIND DIR.S S SW SW S S S S S S
MIXING WIND SPD.14 23 24 25 26 25 26 28 30 32
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT LATE IN
THE EVENING INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT OVERNIGHT
INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT INCREASING TO 70
PERCENT OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT
DECREASING TO 70 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........42 38 46 54 55 69 67 84 69 59 68 72
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 40 50 60 70 80 70 70
TEMP............78 76 73 69 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 59
RH..............40 43 48 56 61 64 67 70 74 77 77 83
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S E SE
20 FT WIND SPD..17 14 12 11 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.22 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 14 13 11 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
MIXING WIND SPD.32 28 24 22 23 22 21 17 13 9 9 9
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 70 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE EAST 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83 75 86 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 91 90
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............70 90 90 90 90 90 90 70 70 70 70 70
TEMP............59 58 57 59 62 63 63 63 64 64 64 63
RH..............85 87 91 86 77 75 75 75 73 70 69 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E E E E E E NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 8 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.2
MIXING WIND DIR.SE E S S S S SE E E E E E
MIXING WIND SPD.10 12 15 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 14 16
FORECASTER...DAVIS
REQUESTED BY...TONY CAPIZZO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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