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SPOT FORECAST for Lu 21...USACE
National Weather Service WICHITA KS
901 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 22.
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...

South winds expected today and tonight and will back to the
southeast for Wed and will increase speeds. Storm chances increase
slightly tonight into Wed morning.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 11 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 14 to 20 mph.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........38  28  35  38  41  44  41  30  29
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10  0
Temp............57  63  67  70  73  74  77  78  78
RH..............76  64  56  51  47  46  44  41  41
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE
20 FT wind spd..6   9   10  10  9   10  11  11  10
20 FT wind gust.11  16  17  17  16  18  19  20  19
Mix hgt (kft)...1.2 1.8 2.5 3.2 3.9 4.6 5.4 6.0 5.9
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  S
Mixing wind spd.18  20  17  15  16  14  15  14  14

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 am.
CWR.................10 percent increasing to 20 percent early in
                    the evening, then decreasing to 10 percent late
                    in the evening increasing to 40 percent after 3
                    am.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 6 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph
                    early in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms after 3 am.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South around 10 mph shifting to the southeast
                    10 to 18 mph in the evening, then shifting to
                    the south 12 to 15 mph overnight.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........18  17  27  24  22  21  21  20  33  33  42  62
Weather cov.....        SCH SCH SCH                     CHC CHC
Weather type....        RW  RW  RW                      RW  RW
Tstm cov........        SCH SCH SCH                     CHC CHC
CWR.............0   10  20  20  20  10  10  10  10  10  40  40
Temp............79  78  74  68  66  64  62  61  59  59  57  57
RH..............42  45  52  65  73  76  80  82  86  88  92  94
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..9   8   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.17  14  13  12  11  11  11  12  12  11  11  10
Mix hgt (kft)...4.2 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Mixing wind dir.S   SE  E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.10  12  10  14  17  18  17  15  14  14  13  12

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Rain showers
                    likely and chance of thunderstorms.
CWR.................60 percent increasing to 70 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 11 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL early in the morning.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 17 mph increasing to 15 to 20
                    mph in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........60  66  64  71  68  64  65  66  62  58  55  59
Weather cov.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............60  70  70  70  70  70  70  70  70  70  70  70
Temp............56  56  55  58  62  64  66  68  70  71  72  72
RH..............98  98  100 100 91  84  79  74  70  67  65  64
20 FT wind dir..S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..6   5   6   6   7   8   9   10  11  11  11  11
20 FT wind gust.10  10  10  11  12  13  14  16  17  17  17  17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Mixing wind dir.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   SE  SE  SE  SE
Mixing wind spd.10  12  13  14  16  17  20  20  18  17  16  15

$$
Forecaster...Lawson
Requested by...Ryan Williams
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2511321.0/ICT
.DELDT 04/22/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL ryan.a.williams@usace.army.mil