FNUS73 KGID 041425
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
825 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO UNSEASONABLY
WARM CONDITIONS TODAY AS HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH
THE MID 60S. WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SLIGHTLY
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AT 10 TO 15 MPH...BUT MAY GUST UP TO
25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TOMORROW...LEADING TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR 20
PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST
DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE MUCH HIGHER
TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT 11 AM...RISING TO 1700 FT AGL
                    AROUND 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 7 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY...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 20090304.BLUES.01/GID