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SPOT FORECAST FOR TPNP APRIL 5 PRESCRIBED BURN...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
534 PM CDT THU APR 4 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 CDT ON APRIL 05.
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
CLEAR SKIES WITH NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER
SUNSET. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO CALM AFTER 9PM TONIGHT
WITH COOL, BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 3 11 19 27 20 13 6 9 11 14 22
WEATHER COV.....AREAS WID PTY WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST TSTM
COV........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 33 37 44 53 59 63 64 66 67 68 67
RH..............72 76 73 61 43 33 28 26 25 26 25 28 20 FT WIND
DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 8
8 9 11 12 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 12 16 18 19 18 MIX HGT
(KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.8 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4 MIXING
WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXING WIND SPD.10 12
12 13 13 13 12 13 14 16 17 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
4 4
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 21 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29 37 32 28 23 16 8 1 1 2 2 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 62 56 53 51 49 48 46 45 44 44 42
RH..............30 35 47 55 61 65 67 72 76 79 82 89
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..11 9 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11
20 FT WIND GUST.16 12 10 13 14 16 17 18 18 18 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
MIXING WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
MIXING WIND SPD.21 18 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 22 TO 26
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 39 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 38
TO 41 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 5 6 6 6 11 17 22 34 46 59 59
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............41 43 48 55 62 67 72 75 75 74 72 69
RH..............95 91 82 68 55 45 37 33 33 36 41 46
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 13 16 17 20 22 24 25 26 26 26
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 21 25 28 30 33 35 38 38 39 38
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.8 3.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 3.7
MIXING WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
MIXING WIND SPD.20 20 22 26 30 33 37 39 40 41 40 38
HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
FORECASTER...METZGER
REQUESTED BY...TONY CAPIZZO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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