736  
FNUS73 KGID 141754  
FWSGID  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROOKS COUNTY RX SCHOOL...KANSAS FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1254 PM CDT THU AUG 14 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 CDT ON AUGUST 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S WITH DEWPOINTS HANGING IN THE  
MID 60S WILL ALLOW RH VALUES TO DROP AS LOW AS 30% FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON. THE DRIEST PERIOD SHOULD FALL BETWEEN 2-8PM. WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE DUE SOUTH, PEAKING CLOSE TO 15MPH  
BETWEEN 3-7PM. WIND GUSTS DURING THIS PERIOD MAY OCCASIONALLY  
GUST AS HIGH AS 25-30 MPH. OTHERWISE, GUSTS UP TO 20MPH MAY BE  
OBSERVED THROUGH ANY PART OF THE DAY. THE CHANCE FOR  
PRECIPITATION IS VERY LOW (<10%).  
 
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 27 29 18 17 19 16 22 34 36 21 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............74 72 74 78 82 87 91 95 97 98 100 99  
RH..............70 75 70 65 58 49 45 39 36 35 32 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 22 23 23 23 23 24 26 26 28 28  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.8 4.3 5.7 6.2 6.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 16 21 20 20 20 20 22 24 24 24  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........14 13 17 20 24 23 21 20 18 17 15 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............98 96 93 89 85 84 83 82 81 79 78 77  
RH..............34 37 41 45 51 53 53 55 56 60 62 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 25 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.4 2.3 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 20 22 23 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 18  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 18 14 10 6 7 7 8 13 17 22 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............76 75 78 81 84 88 91 95 96 98 99 98  
RH..............62 64 60 56 53 47 42 37 35 33 31 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 24 25 25 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.0 3.9 6.1 8.1 9.4 10 9.8 8.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 20 21 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21  
 
 
FORECASTER...STUMP  
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS CARLSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2519776.0/GID  
.DELDT 08/14/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DCARLSON@KSU.EDU  
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