FNUS73 KGID 071251
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR FUNK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
751 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTER A COLD START TO THE MORNING...TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM UP INTO THE LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON. A SURFACE TROUGH
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND THE NOON HOUR. WINDS WILL BE OUT
OF THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...AND TURN TO THE WEST THEN
NORTHWEST BEHIND IT. WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW AS AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE REGION. WINDS
WILL TURN FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST AND EVENTUALLY EAST
DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TOMORROW...WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ARRIVING LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AROUND NOON...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT NOON...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AROUND
                    4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH...BECOMING INCREASINGLY NORTHWEST
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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