FNUS73 KGID 221240
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE DOG WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
740 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...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN
ANOTHER WARM DAY ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE
EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT BECOME SOUTHERLY BY MID TO LATE
MORNING...INCREASING TO SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH THIS 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
CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BUT THIS CHANCE WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL
AFTER 7 PM IN THE BURN AREA. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
ON THURSDAY...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGER OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH ON THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AROUND 10 AM...INCREASING TO 7000 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.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 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 (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 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 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.

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