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FNUS73 KICT 182017
FWSICT
SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSSELL CO WILDFIRES...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
217 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CST ON DECEMBER 18.
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,
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL QUICKLY
DIMINISH THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND WESTERLY OVERNIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN PATCHY BLOWING DUST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 29 TO 38 MPH. GUSTS UP
TO 61 MPH DECREASING TO 48 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 44 TO 49 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 32
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 5 4
WEATHER COV.....ARS PTY
WEATHER TYPE....BDT BDT
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
TEMP............48 46 44
RH..............23 24 26
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..33 30 26
20 FT WIND GUST.49 45 38
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.8 5.1 1.7
MIXING WIND DIR.NW NW NW
MIXING WIND SPD.49 44 32
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 9 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........6 4 6 15 20 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 34 30 27 26 26
RH..............31 39 46 54 54 53
20 FT WIND......NW 17 NW 8 W 5 W 4 SW 5 S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.28 13 7 6 7 10
MIX HGT (FT)....900 500 500 500 500 500
MIXING WIND.....NW 22 NW 13 NW 10 W 7 SW 8 S 10
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23
TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20 TO 21
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........16 9 20 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............26 35 51 57
RH..............53 40 25 26
20 FT WIND......S 8G14 S 15G22 S 17G24 S 17G25
MIX HGT (FT)....500 900 1700 1500
MIXING WIND.....S 14 S 25 SW 26 S 23
FORECASTER...MCGUIRE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HANSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 12/18/25
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