FNUS73 KGID 231014
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARKS RX BURN...KANSAS WILDLIFE AND PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
514 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PRIMARY FIRE WEATHER CONCERN FOR TODAY WILL LIE WITH
WINDS. AT ISSUANCE TIME A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS WORKING ITS WAY
THROUGH THE REGION...AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE SOUTH OF THE
AREA NEAR SUNRISE. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN
THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH. THIS WILL BRING WINDS WHICH GRADUALLY BECOME
NORTHEASTERLY...WHILE ALSO INCREASING IN SPEED. SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 15 TO 20 MPH BY MIDDAY WITH GUSTS OF
25 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH
COOLER COMPARED TO MONDAY...REACHING INTO THE MID 50S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH NEAR MIDDAY.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 3400 FT
                    AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 26 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...KANSAS WILDLIFE AND  PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100323.PARKS.01/GID