FNUS73 KGID 021143
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KENESAW WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
643 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH CURRENT
ONGOING SNOW REMAINING WELL OFF TO THE SOUTH INTO KANSAS. WEAK
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE SOUTH INTO THE
REGION TODAY...WITH CURRENT NORTHERLY WINDS NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH
DIMINISHING IN SPEED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...EVENTUALLY
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE
IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH INTO THE MID 50S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO NEAR 6600
FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DROPPING TO
NEAR 300 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO NEAR 6100
FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 27 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.
.SUNDAY...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 23 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.KENES.01/GID