FNUS73 KGID 221304
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY LINE WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
804 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN
ANOTHER WARM DAY ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE
THIS MORNING...BUT BECOME SOUTHERLY BY NOON...INCREASING TO
SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 80S THIS AFTERNOON...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT THIS CHANCE WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER
MIDNIGHT IN THE BURN AREA. WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON
THURSDAY...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID 80S AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TO THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL
BE STRONGER OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 MPH ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH AROUND NOON...INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL AROUND NOON...INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL
                    AROUND 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...FALLING TO LESS
                    THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SATURDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.COUNT.01/GID