FNUS73 KGID 021322
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
822 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIND SHOULD BE NEAR 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME WITH A TREND TOWARD
LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS TOWARD EARLY AFTERNOON AND PERHAPS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE BY MID-LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT 10 AM-5800 FT AGL AT 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO
                    21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 23 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. 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...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.CENTR.01/GID