FNUS73 KGID 271635
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH TREE PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1035 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 CST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE ENDING. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BUT SHOULD TURN TO
THE SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE
REGION.  A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS ON WEDNESDAY WHICH
SHOULD TURN WINDS TO THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS OF LESS THAN 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2300 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 4 ABOVE AT 9 PM THEN STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING
                    TEMPERATURES.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT STARTING AT 9 PM...THEN CONTINUING
                    MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...BUT FALLING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL
                    DURING THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE  KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090127.SMITH.02/GID