FNUS73 KGID 131219
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKHARDT WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
719 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS TODAY APPEAR TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TO START
OFF WITH BUT SHOULD TURN TO THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. A GENERAL WARM-UP IS IN
STORE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY. WIND WILL
BE A BIT BREEZY FROM THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AROUND NOON INCREASING TO 4300 FT
                    AGL BY AROUND 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24 AT 8 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT AT 8 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300
                    FT AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.MONDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090313.ECKHA.01/GID