FNUS73 KGID 051424
FWSGID

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP
SKIES SUNNY TODAY AND RESULT IN UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES
WARMING TO AROUND 60 DEGREES. A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL SET UP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...KEEPING WINDS LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY UNDER 10 MPH. HAVE GONE WITH
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE PREVAILING DIRECTION BELOW...BUT
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE VARIABLE MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY
INFLUENCED BY THE FIRE ITSELF GIVEN THEIR LIGHT PREVAILING SPEEDS.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO AROUND OR JUST OVER 1000 FT AGL THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THIS LAYER WILL LEAD TO WEAK
TRANSPORT WINDS FOR SMOKE DISPERSAL. WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES...LOOK
FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DIP INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE
THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AROUND 1130 AM RISING TO 1100 FT AGL AROUND 300 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT AROUND 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 700 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 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.JONES.01/GID