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FNUS74 KOUN 161802
FWSOUN
SPOT FORECAST FOR WICHITA 8639...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
102 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
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
THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH AT THE FIRE WITH
SPEEDS 10-15 MPH, BUT GUSTS MAY FREQUENTLY REACH 20 MPH. NEAR
RECORD HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
MINIMA NEAR 25%. SOME HIGH RESOLUTION FORECAST MODELS SHOW
WINDS BACKING (~30 DEG) AND BECOMING MORE SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND
3-4:00 PM, SO OBSERVATIONS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR THAT
POTENTIAL. OTHERWISE, NO MAJOR WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (81100-102300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........1 5 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............97 101 102
RH..............33 27 25
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 17
MIX HGT (FT)....8100 9400 9200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 12 S 13
VRATE KTFT/1000.81 94 102
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (75900-107000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
POOR (5200-7300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........8 1 1 5 0 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............101 96 89 85 83 79
RH..............24 29 39 48 53 60
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 10 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20 16 17 16 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....8900 500 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 SE 15 S 17 S 17 S 15 S 13
VRATE KTFT/1000.107 6 7 7 6 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (4000-85500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........11 12 8 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............77 81 93 99
RH..............67 63 43 32
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1700 6700 9000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 12 S 9 S 10
VRATE KTFT/1000.5 17 53 81
FORECASTER...LINDLEY
REQUESTED BY...RWHIDDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/16/26
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