FNUS73 KGID 201353
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
853 AM CDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH A WARMING
TREND EXPECTED DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK.  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK
UP LATE THIS MORNING AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET.  SKIES
WILL BE MAINLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING WITH PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH UNTIL MID MORNING THEN
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL BY 10 AM INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL BY SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    8000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
80. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.CENTR.01/GID