FNUS73 KGID 152251
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH  BURN...KANSAS WILDLIFE AND PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
551 PM CDT MON MAR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS. LOOK FOR A NORTH BREEZE FOR
MOST OF THE DAY...POSSIBLY TURNING NORTHEAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
OR EARLY EVENING. SPEEDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 10 MPH. LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY...AND THAT SHOULD
HELP THE LOW CLOUDS DECREASE AROUND MIDDAY. AT ANY RATE...THE AREA
WILL BE IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
STRUGGLE TO CLIMB IF THE CLOUDS HOLD FIRM...BUT ONCE THE CLOUDS
START TO BREAK...LOOK FOR MIXING TO INCREASE AND DISPERSION POTENTIAL
TO IMPROVE.

ON WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES RIGHT INTO THE AREA...WITH LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS.

ON THURSDAY...A SOLID SOUTHERLY BREEZE WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REACH WELL INTO THE 60S...WHICH WILL ALLOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP INTO THE 35% RANGE.

THERE IS NO RISK FOR A WETTING RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWER TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......ABOUT 2000 FT AT IGNITION...RISING TO 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 12 MPH. MAY TURN MORE NORTHEAST IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.FRIDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...TED NICHOLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.SOUTH.01/GID