FNUS73 KGID 221307
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
807 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER A COUPLE OF WINDY DAYS ACROSS THE AREA...LOOK FOR A MUCH
CALMER YET STILL MILD DAY FOR THE BURN AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. INITIALLY FOR THIS
MORNING...LIGHT WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASE TO
AROUND 10 TO 12 MPH BY NOON. DURING THE AFTERNOON...DEEP THERMAL
MIXING WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE 80S WITH HUMIDITY
LEVELS LOWERING BACK INTO A 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. LATER
TONIGHT...A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE SLIDING THROUGH THE REGION WILL
BRING A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA ALTHOUGH THE
OVERALL COVERAGE WILL BE LOW. DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS EXPECTED TO LOWER INTO
A 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER...UNLIKE
TODAY...SOUTH WINDS WILL BE ON THE GUSTY SIDE ONCE AGAIN WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH WHILE GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH TO START THIS MORNING BUT
THEN INCREASING TO NEAR 13 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO
23 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO START THE DAY BUT THEN INCREASING TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL TO START THE MORNING BUT THEN
INCREASING TO NEAR 12400 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS  7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 EARLY IN THE EVENING BUT THEN DECREASING TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING BUT THEN
DECREASING QUICKLY TO 300 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.CENTR.01/GID