FNUS73 KGID 211013
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPOUND SOUTH...KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
513 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER DRY AND WARM DAY EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...REMAINING
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AS AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE ROCKIES...DRAWING WARMER AIR
FURTHER NORTH. AT THE SFC...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS SETTLED
ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...BRINGING LIGHT WESTERLY
WINDS. BUT DURING THE MID/LATE MORNING HOURS...A SURFACE TROUGH
WILL BEGIN TO WORK ITS WAY EAST OUT OF THE HIGH PLAINS AND ACROSS
THE AREA...BRINGING A SLIGHT SWITCH IN WINDS TO BECOME MORE
NORTHWESTERLY. WITH THE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...ALONG
WITH EVENTUAL CLEARING SKIES ALLOWING FOR GOOD MIXING OF STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL
TAPER OFF DURING THIS EVENING. LOOKING AT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES TO DROP DOWN INTO THE
MID/UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH TEMPERATURES
REACH INTO THE 70S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WEST WINDS NEAR 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST NEAR MIDDAY WITH SPEEDS
                    NEAR 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH THROUGH
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10200 FT AGL
                    BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...TED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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