FNUS73 KGID 191833
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODPILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
133 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1335 CDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN ISSUE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON WILL BE LOWERING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ACTUALLY BRING
DRIER AIR NORTH FROM CENTRAL KANSAS INTO THE KIRWIN NWR AREA. LOOK
FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT OR SLIGHTLY
LESS BY 3 PM. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN VERY LOW FOR 2 TO 4
HOURS BEFORE RISING TOWARD SUNSET AS AIR TEMPERATURES COOL. NO
OTHER SIGNIFICANT WIND OR WEATHER ISSUES SHOULD BE NOTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 13 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
18 MPH.
.TUESDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG MOWRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.WOODP.01/GID