FNUS73 KGID 181103
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BOAT RAMP...KANSAS WILDLIFE AND PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
603 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...AND AVERAGE SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE UPPER 60S...WHICH IN TURN
WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON TO FALL TO NEAR 30
PERCENT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...SWITCHING WINDS TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING...THEN CHANGE TO SNOW
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CONTINUING FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AROUND 11 AM...INCREASING TO 3700 FT
                    AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 32 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.SUNDAY...NOT AS COOL. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.MONDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...KANSAS WILDLIFE AND  PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.NORTH.02/GID