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SPOT FORECAST FOR WITCHITA 8518...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1204 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (405) 325-3816 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GET WORSE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWERING
HUMIDITY AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS. TWENTY FOOT WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE FROM THE SOUTH AT AROUND 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION IS EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS
WILL DECREASE A LITTLE AROUND SUNSET, GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO
THE EVENING HOURS. THE TEMPERATURE INVERSION REDEVELOPING AROUND
SUNSET WILL QUICKLY REDUCE THE MIXING HEIGHT RESULTING IN SMOKE
REMAINING IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (94000-152300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........4 7 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............93 99 100
RH..............44 32 29
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.24 26 26
MIX HGT (FT)....5900 8300 9000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 20 S 20
VRATE KTFT/1000.94 141 152
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60700-146100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
POOR (7200-9000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........2 1 1 0 0 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............99 95 88 85 83 79
RH..............28 33 41 48 55 64
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..17 14 13 13 13 14
20 FT WIND GUST.28 23 21 21 21 23
MIX HGT (FT)....8100 600 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 17 S 18 S 20 S 21 S 17
VRATE KTFT/1000.146 9 8 8 9 7
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (6400-85300 KNOT-FT)
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (108400-141900 KNOT-FT)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........2 15 2 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78 81 94 100
RH..............69 69 44 31
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2000 6100 10400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 SW 20 S 16 S 15
VRATE KTFT/1000.7 35 85 135
FORECASTER...SPEHEGER
REQUESTED BY...JKENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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