FNUS73 KGID 171317
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
817 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN FROM NOW UNTIL SUNDAY
AS AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE VERY SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY TO
THE EAST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
A GENEVA NEBRASKA TO PHILLIPSBURG KANSAS LINE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL THIS MORNING...AROUND 1500 FT AGL AT 10
                    AM INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL AROUND 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 13 MPH.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2900
                    FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
17 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.CENTR.01/GID