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FNUS73 KEAX 151147
FWSEAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOESS HILLS A...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
647 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 1-800-438-0596, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING SHIFTING TO
WESTERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 15-20
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25-30 MPH. AFTERNOON RHS WILL BE NEAR 50% AND
WHILE THE BETTER CHANCES ARE FURTHER TO THE EAST, THERE IS A
CHANCE (30-40%) OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 59 53 63 55 51 29
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............73 74 77 79 80 80 79
RH..............71 66 58 54 47 41 41
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 16 16 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 24 24 24 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.6 2.9 3.3 5.2 6.4 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 21 21 23 24 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................16 PERCENT DECREASING TO 4 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........24 24 23 20 19 14 9 5 7 13 15 20
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH
CWR.............20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 75 69 65 62 60 59 58 56 55 53 52
RH..............42 45 53 60 70 72 72 72 74 77 83 86
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 12 10 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.23 18 16 14 13 9 9 7 7 6 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 17 20 16 15 15 14 12 10 8 8
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 22 23 17 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 51 53 58 64 69 74 77 80 81 82 81
RH..............83 83 80 72 65 57 48 42 36 35 33 34
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 7 8 9 12 12 12 13 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 10 13 14 16 17 17 17 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.7 2.6 3.4 4.2 4.7 4.6 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 10 13 15 17 20 21 21 20 18
FORECASTER...CAROTHERS
REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/15/26
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