FNUS73 KGID 051551
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRAUNING...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
951 AM CST THU FEB 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND SUNNY SKIES TODAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE UPPER 50S. A SURFACE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...RESULTING
IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BURN...BUT
BECOME MORE VARIABLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WHILE REMAINING LIGHT
AS THE SURFACE TROUGH BECOMES MORE ESTABLISHED. A TEMPERATURE
INVERSION WILL KEEP MIXING HEIGHTS TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL THIS
AFTERNOON...AND LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THIS LAYER WILL LEAD TO WEAK
TRANSPORT WINDS FOR SMOKE DISPERSAL. WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES...LOOK
FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DIP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AROUND 1 PM RISING TO 1000 FT AGL AROUND
                    3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 7 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 14 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090205.BRAUN.01/GID