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SPOT FORECAST for Tallgrass...NPS
National Weather Service WICHITA KS
210 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1500 CDT on March 25.
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...

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the evening. Chance of snow
                    showers through the night.
CWR.................10 percent increasing to 20 percent early in
                    the evening, then increasing to 30 percent late
                    in the evening increasing to 40 percent
                    overnight decreasing to 30 percent decreasing
                    to 20 percent after 3 am decreasing to 10
                    percent.
Min temperature.....Around 27.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 25
                    mph.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........57  58  64  80  86  89  91  90  90  89  88  83
Weather cov.....        SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
Weather type....        RW  RW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  10  20  20  20  30  40  40  40  30  20  10
Temp............44  40  36  34  32  31  30  29  28  28  28  27
RH..............57  62  71  76  80  81  81  90  90  87  80  81
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  W   W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..15  14  14  12  12  14  14  13  15  17  17  17
20 FT wind gust.19  18  17  18  18  20  19  19  21  25  25  25

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 43.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 12 to 17 mph. Gusts up to 33
                    mph decreasing to 23 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........81  84  84  80  79  75  57  57  57  57  36  41
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............27  28  27  29  30  32  35  37  40  41  41  42
RH..............79  74  77  70  66  60  53  48  44  43  41  39
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..17  17  17  15  16  15  15  13  14  14  12  12
20 FT wind gust.26  25  24  23  24  22  21  20  19  19  18  18

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 50s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 60s. South
winds around 8 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds around 15 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Metzger
Requested by...Scott Beacham
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408406.0/ICT
.DELDT 03/25/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL scott_beacham@nps.gov


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