588
FNUS73 KEAX 160915
FWSEAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNN RANCH-FRANK NORTH & GRASSBANK WEST...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
415 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 16.
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
TODAY NOTABLY LESS WINDY THAN PREVIOUS DAYS, BUT REMAINS OUT OF
THE SOUTH. INITIAL WINDS THIS MORNING MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE,
BUT SHOULD QUICKLY SETTLE BACK OUT OF THE SOUTH AND INCREASE TO
AROUND 10 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON, CONCURRENT WITH HIGHS APPROACHING
80 AND RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE 30S PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 9 3 2 3 1 3 1 0 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 58 65 68 72 74 77 78 79 80
RH..............90 83 68 61 53 50 42 38 34 34
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 9 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.5 3.3 4.2 4.9 5.6 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 15 15 16 20 20 20 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 4 7 6 5 5 13 20 37 47 58 63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 76 72 67 65 64 64 62 62 62 61 62
RH..............38 43 49 59 68 73 75 81 84 87 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 14
20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 20 21 22 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 17 18 18 20
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 78 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18 TO 21 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 70 67 68 68 61 54 47 49 52 54 62
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 10 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............62 63 65 67 70 73 76 78 78 77 75 71
RH..............97 97 93 90 84 76 71 64 62 62 62 66
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 16 17 18 20 21 21 21 21 20 18
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 26 29 30 31 32 32 32 33 32 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.1 1.6 2.2 2.9 3.5 3.8 3.5 2.8 2.2 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 24 28 31 32 33 32 30 28 25 25
FORECASTER...CURTIS
REQUESTED BY...JULIE COPLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610478.0/EAX
.DELDT 04/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RGAUGER@TNC.ORG,JULIE.COPLEY@TNC.ORG
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