FNUS73 KGID 091248
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
748 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT TODAY AND
IS EXPECTED TO STALL FROM EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON.  THIS WILL TURN THE WINDS FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION
THIS MORNING TO A NORTH OR NORTHWEST DIRECTION LATE THIS MORNING.
BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON COULD FALL TO
NEAR 25 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...WHILE WIND
SPEEDS RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH.  THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN
ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...HOWEVER THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL BETTER MOISTURE ARRIVES ON SUNDAY.
THE ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK WITH
PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT 8 AM INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL MID
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4900 FT
                    AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
17 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.KIRWI.01/GID