FNUS73 KGID 011243
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR FUNK WHITEFRONT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
743 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM WILL BEGIN TO ORGANIZE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS INTO
THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES TODAY.  THIS WILL ALLOW LIGHT WINDS THIS
MORNING TO BECOME NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO
15 TO 20 MPH.  WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT AS
THE STORM MOVES ACROSS PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.  MOST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE
DRY...HOWEVER THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL THIS MORNING RISING TO NEAR 4400
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. .
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING EAST AT
                       10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3400 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING FALLING TO
                    AROUND 400 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090401.FUNKW.01/GID