FNUS73 KGID 161149
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR FUNK WPA RUDDY UNIT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
649 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL START OUT FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH AND INCREASE
TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 16 AND 20 PERCENT FROM
2 PM TO 7 PM TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090316.FUNKW.01/GID