FNUS73 KGID 191002 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR GLEN ELEDER SPILLWAY...KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 502 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST TODAY AND WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63 AT 4 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT 4 PM. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL AT 10 AM INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 18 MPH. .TUESDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS REQUESTED BY...TED NICHOLS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090319.GLENE.01/GID