FNUS73 KGID 201515
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODPILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1015 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 CDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WILL
RESULT IN BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS OUT OF THE
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST. THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE A BIT OVERNIGHT AND
TURN TO MORE OF A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. SKIES WILL REMAIN
MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE DAY...BUT ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WHEN A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. INTERMITTENT THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES THEN CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL LATE THIS MORNING...RISING TO 4900 FT AGL
                    AROUND 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY 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 IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
17 MPH.
.TUESDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG MOWRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.WOODP.01/GID