405  
FNUS73 KICT 261224  
FWSICT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCONNELL AFB CLEAR ZONE...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
724 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 26.  
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 THIS MORNING WILL TURN SOUTHEASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON  
AND SOUTHERLY BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY  
TO AROUND 15 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3AM.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 11 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17 TO  
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 10 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 53 59 64 67 70 73 74 75 76  
RH..............64 58 47 41 36 34 32 31 30 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 10 11 11 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 11 14 17 17 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.6 2.4 3.2 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.9  
MIXING WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE S S S S  
MIXING WIND SPD.15 17 20 20 17 17 17 18 20 20  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........8 6 5 8 10 20 29 39 46 54 61 65  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 30 30 30  
TEMP............76 74 71 67 65 64 63 62 61 59 59 59  
RH..............31 34 40 49 55 61 69 71 77 85 88 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 13 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8  
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
MIXING WIND SPD.21 16 15 16 18 17 17 20 20 18 18 18  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26  
MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 28  
TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........69 73 70 68 65 56 46 37 34 31 28 33  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............30 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 58 58 61 64 69 74 78 81 82 82 83  
RH..............92 90 92 85 76 68 57 48 43 39 37 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 14 17 19 22 24 25 26 28 29 29  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.2 1.9 2.5 3.1 3.8 4.5 5.2 4.4  
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
MIXING WIND SPD.20 17 17 22 23 25 26 26 28 30 31 32  
 
 
FORECASTER...DAVIS  
REQUESTED BY...JASON DEWHURST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2507679.2/ICT  
.DELDT 03/26/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JASON_DEWHURST@FWS.GOV,ALEXANDROS_MERMIGKAS@FWS.GOV  
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