FNUS73 KGID 251232
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KENESAW...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
732 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF STRONG WINDS...WINDS WILL BE
LIGHTER TODAY FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION.  THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM KEARNEY TO SMITH CENTER.  PRECIPITATION CHANCES
SPREAD EAST TONIGHT AND INCREASE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE PLAINS AND A
POTENT UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY START AS RAIN AND THEN MIX
WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD AIR.  NORTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT AND WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3500 FT AGL AT NOON INCREASING TO 8500 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34 AT 8 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT AT 8 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 20 TO 25
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 21 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.KENES.01/GID