FNUS73 KGID 071227
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCMURTREY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
727 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...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS HEADLINE THE
WEATHER STORY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SURFACE RIDGING WILL BEGIN
PUSHING OFF TO THE EAST...ALLOWING SURFACE WINDS TO EVENTUALLY
TRANSITION TO MORE OF A WEST / SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THIS
MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON. THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE
TROUGH WILL THEN TURN WINDS TO MORE OF A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION
BY MID AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION...CURRENTLY
ANTICIPATE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AT 5-10 MPH. AFTERNOON RH VALUES
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE IN THE 25%-35% RANGE. MUCH OF THE SAME CAN BE
EXPECTED TOMORROW AS WINDS OF 5-15 MPH GRADUALLY
TURN FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST BY THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S WILL HELP YIELD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON RH
VALUES IN THE 30%-40% RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4200
                    FT AGL BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300
                    FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5400
                    FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 12 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 MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 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
.TAG 20090407.MCMUR.01/GID