FNUS73 KGID 291254
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
654 AM CST THU JAN 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA...AND WINDS
WILL BE FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE A LITTLE COLDER THAN WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH STILL MANAGE TO
REACH THE 30S. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY...POSSIBLE UP TO 30 MPH
AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE THINGS DROP OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. WHILE
FLURRIES ARE IN THE FORECAST...NO MEASURABLE SNOW WILL FALL...AND
THERE THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF SUN AND CLOUDS MIXED THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. FRIDAY WILL START CLOUDY...THEN TURN SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING INTO THE 40S. SUNDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF MELTING AS
WE WILL APPROACH 50 DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 28 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500 TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...BRICE  KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090129.SMITH.01/GID