FNUS73 KGID 121345
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKHARDT WPA PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
845 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER QUIET DAY EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...WITH UPPER LEVEL FLOW
REMAINING ZONAL AND COOLER CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE THE DOMINANT FEATURE
AT THE SURFACE. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE EAST
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH EASTERLY WINDS TODAY GRADUALLY
BECOMING MORE SOUTHEASTERLY...WITH SPEEDS REMAINING ON THE LIGHT SIDE.
THOUGH TODAY WILL AGAIN SEE HIGHS BELOW NORMAL...IT IS THE START OF A
WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH HIGHS TODAY IN THE 30S AND
WARMING UP INTO THE 50S BY SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1400 FT AGL AROUND 11 AM INCREASING TO 3200
                    FT AGL AROUND 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19 AT 8 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT AT 8 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT
                    AGL AROUND 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.ECKHA.01/GID