FNUS73 KGID 241421
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUADHAMER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
821 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 LOWER 60S BOTH
DAYS. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO FALL TO
AROUND 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE WEST TONIGHT
AND THEN THROUGH THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST TOMORROW...BUT REMAIN
FAIRLY LIGHT WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. OVERALL...LOOKS
LIKE GOOD BURNING CONDITIONS TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT 1 PM RISING TO 2300 FT AGL AROUND
                    3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH GRADUALLY BECOMING WEST.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 6 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH GRADUALLY BECOMING WEST.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH EVENTUALLY
                    BECOMING EAST.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MUCH COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
13 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.QUADH.01/GID