FNUS73 KGID 170949
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH GLEN ELDER...KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
449 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA TODAY WHICH WILL TURN THE WIND TO THE NORTH DURING
THE DAY. TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA.
TEMPERATURES TODAY...AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WILL CONTINUE TO BE
QUITE WARM. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL NOT BE QUITE AS LOW AS YESTERDAY
NOR WILL THE WINDS BE AS STRONG. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE
QUITE A BIT COOLER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AROUND 11 AM INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL
                    AROUND 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42 AT 8 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT AT 8 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL BY MORNING. .
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3600 FT
                    AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 18 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...TED NICHOLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.SOUTH.02/GID