FNUS73 KGID 091252
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
752 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AT THE NOON IGNITION TIME WINDS WILL BE FROM A SOUTHEAST TO VARIABLE
DIRECTION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY.  THE FRONT
WILL REACH THE BURN LOCATION ROUGHLY BETWEEN 330 AND 4 PM CDT.  WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.  IN ADDITON
TO THE WIND SHIFT...THE FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SOME SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PM.  LOW CLOUDS WILL
SETTLE IN BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT AND DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL DEVELOP BY TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
   2100 FT AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF DRIZZLE
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING
                    DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 18 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF LIGHT
                    FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 AROUND 1 PM...WITH STEADY OR FALLING TEMPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT 1 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3200 FT
   AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090309.LANGE.01/GID