FNUS73 KGID 141334
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLTEIN...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
834 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TODAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID 60S. CURRENT LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AND STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE
MORNING...REACHING SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH NEAR MIDDAY WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30 PERCENT RANGE BY MID
AFTERNOON. MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW...BUT SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS REACHING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS EARLY BECOMING MORE SOUTHEASTERLY
                    THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND INCREASING TO 15
                    TO 20 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 3800 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300
                    FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 29 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 18 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.HOLTE.01/GID