FNUS73 KGID 141054
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOEN S COVE...KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
554 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TODAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS MORNING...REACHING AROUND 20 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
FALL INTO THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. MILD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TOMORROW...BUT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY LATE
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AROUND 11 AM...INCREASING TO 4000 FT
                    AGL AROUND 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...FALLING TO
                    LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...TED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.SCHOE.01/GID