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SPOT FORECAST FOR WICHITA 5481...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1238 PM CDT MON JUN 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 CDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
THE WICHITA 5481 FIRE GROUND IS VERY NEAR A SURFACE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY (WIND SHIFT LINE)
LEFT OVER FROM LAST NIGHT'S THUNDERSTORMS. THIS BOUNDARY IS PROBABLY A FEW MILES NORTH
OF THE INCIDENT AT THIS TIME. CURRENT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON, BUT BE ADVISED THAT THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTITY WITH WIND DIRECTION GIVEN
THE PROXIMITY OF THIS WIND SHIFT LINE. A SHIFT TO A EAST OR NORTHEAST WIND CAN NOT BE
RULED OUT. OTHERWISE, TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S WITH DAYTIME MIN
HUMIDITY AROUND 50%. THERE IS A CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT, WHICH COULD BRING STRONG ERRATIC WINDS IF THEY OCCUR.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (405) 325-3816 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (51500-61500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........33 50 40
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC CHANCE
TEMP............89 92 93
RH..............59 57 54
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 3400 4100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18 SE 17 SE 17
VRATE KTFT/1000.55 52 62
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
OVERNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4600-49000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........50 37 54 70 70 57
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP............92 89 81 78 77 75
RH..............56 63 79 85 85 89
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 16 14 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 1200 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 E 15 E 15 E 14 E 13 SE 12
VRATE KTFT/1000.49 15 7 6 5 5
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY LATE IN THE
MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THEN
BECOMING SUNNY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (4100-103400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........33 34 23 16
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........CHANCE
TEMP............75 78 87 93
RH..............92 86 65 51
20 FT WIND DIR..E S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 13
20 FT WIND GUST.13 16 17 21
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1800 3700 6100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 S 14 S 13 S 15
VRATE KTFT/1000.5 22 41 79
FORECASTER...LINDLEY
REQUESTED BY...WENDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/22/26
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