FNUS73 KGID 021415
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
915 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIND SHOULD BE NORTH AT 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
                    SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 27 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 26 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 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
LOWER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.PETER.01/GID