FNUS73 KGID 241223
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEISS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
723 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE TODAY. PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING
THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...CLOUD COVER IS A BIT TRICKY
TODAY...WITH AT LEAST PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED MOST AREAS BY
AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH A STUBBORN LOW STRATUS DECK COULD LINGER WELL
INTO THE DAY ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST COUNTIES. ASSUMING LOWER CLOUDS
BREAK...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 3000 FT AGL TODAY ALL
AREAS. BREEZES WILL INITIALLY START OUT FAIRLY LIGHT FROM THE
NORTHEAST...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30
MPH WILL FOCUS WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. FORTUNATELY...MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL HOLD UP BETWEEN 30 TO 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE DISTRICT...WITH A RAIN/SNOW MIX
LIKELY. SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1-2 INCHES COULD TARGET AREAS
MAINLY NORTH OF A LOUP CITY TO YORK LINE.

ON FRIDAY...THE DISTRICT SHOULD SEE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION
BEFORE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR RAIN/SNOW ARRIVES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...WITH A SEEMINGLY BETTER CHANCE FOR A FEW INCHES OF
SLUSHY SNOWFALL MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 DURING THIS TIME.
PRECIPITATION ACROSS KANSAS COUNTIES IS LIKELY TO BE RAIN DUE TO
WARMER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 3000
                    FT AGL AT MID DAY THEN TO 3500 FT AGL LATE THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AND SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4600
                    FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110324.WEISS.01/GID