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SPOT FORECAST for McConnell AFB Clear Zone...USFWS
National Weather Service WICHITA KS
705 AM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on March 27.
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...

Gusty south to southwest winds and above average temperatures
will support very high grassland fire danger today and Friday across
much of south-central Kansas.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms early in the morning.
CWR.................20 percent decreasing to 10 percent late in the
                    morning.
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 11 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms early in the morning.
Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 18 to 25 mph shifting to the southwest 28
                    to 32 mph in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........47  55  56  58  52  25  29  15  12  11
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............20  20  20  10  10  10  0   0   0   0
Temp............59  62  66  71  75  79  82  84  85  85
RH..............82  77  69  61  53  47  41  38  35  33
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..11  11  14  17  17  18  19  20  20  20
20 FT wind gust.14  18  21  23  25  26  26  28  28  28
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.4 3.2 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.6
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Mixing wind spd.18  23  24  25  28  29  30  31  31  32

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
Max humidity........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 13 to 19 mph with gusts to around
                    26 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 26 to 33 mph decreasing to 21 to 28 mph
                    early in the evening.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........13  15  17  19  14  15  21  18  20  17  17  14
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............85  83  79  75  73  72  70  68  66  64  62  60
RH..............32  34  38  45  49  50  54  57  62  67  70  76
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..19  18  18  17  17  18  18  18  17  16  14  13
20 FT wind gust.26  26  25  25  25  25  26  26  24  22  21  19
Mix hgt (kft)...4.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  S   S
Mixing wind spd.33  26  23  24  25  28  28  26  28  23  22  21

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    partly sunny (50-60 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........51 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 12 to 17 mph. Gusts up to 31 mph
                    increasing to 32 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 21 to 26 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........26  34  42  57  72  54  51  48  45  41  38  36
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............59  58  57  59  62  66  69  71  73  73  73  74
RH..............78  77  80  78  72  66  59  55  53  52  52  51
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..12  12  13  14  16  17  17  17  17  17  17  17
20 FT wind gust.18  18  19  21  24  24  25  25  25  26  26  25
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.5
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.21  21  21  24  26  26  26  25  25  25  25  25

$$
Forecaster...Davis
Requested by...Jason Dewhurst
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2507679.3/ICT
.DELDT 03/27/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jason_dewhurst@fws.gov,alexandros_mermigkas@fws.gov