952  
FNUS73 KICT 231240  
FWSICT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GUARD WETLANDS...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
740 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1327 CDT ON MARCH 23.  
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  
 
EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH  
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH A SHIFT TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST BY EARLY  
TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PICK UP BY  
MID TO LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EARLY  
AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES FOR THE PERIOD WILL FALL INTO THE  
35-40% RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........81 82 85 62 60 56 67 76 82 84 82 69  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 10  
TEMP............60 59 58 54 52 51 50 49 49 49 48 47  
RH..............27 28 30 34 38 40 41 43 44 45 48 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
MIXING WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE  
MIXING WIND SPD.16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 13  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........53 58 53 41 26 19 22 25 26 26 27 34  
WEATHER COV..... M  
WEATHER TYPE.... M  
TSTM COV........ M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 46 48 49 53 57 60 63 66 69 70 71  
RH..............52 55 53 53 47 46 44 42 40 38 38 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 14 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.6 4.0 3.4  
MIXING WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
MIXING WIND SPD.14 15 16 16 17 16 15 14 13 10 10 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...KAUFMAN  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL MILLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606841.3/ICT  
.DELDT 03/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MICHAEL_A_MILLER@FWS.GOV  
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