FNUS73 KGID 241454
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
854 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE TODAY
AND TOMORROW AS HIGHS ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE UPPER 50S BOTH
DAYS. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 35
PERCENT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE WEST TONIGHT AND THEN
THROUGH THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AND EVENTUALLY EAST TOMORROW...BUT
REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT WITH SPEEDS AROUND 12 MPH OR LESS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT 1230 PM RISING TO 1500 FT AGL
                    AROUND 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 8 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH GRADUALLY BECOMING
                    WEST.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 6 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH GRADUALLY BECOMING WEST.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH GRADUALLY BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST TO EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MUCH COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN...
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.CENTR.01/GID