FNUS73 KGID 241315
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPIDEL TRACT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
815 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0805 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST NEAR 45 MPH.  THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG
DURING THE DAY BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER DARK.  LIGHT SNOW OR A MIX OF
RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HOLDREGE TO POLK
TODAY ON THE BACK SIDE OR WRAP AROUND OF AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  DRY CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN PRECIPITATION CHANCES
INCREASE AGAIN ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL
                    BY MIDDAY THEN SLOWLY DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 28 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26 AT 8 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AT 8 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 26 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090324.SPIDE.01/GID