FNUS73 KGID 251457
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATGUT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
957 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE IN FIRM CONTROL TODAY.
THE WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH 2 PM OR SO BUT SHOULD SHOW SIGNS
OF DIMINISHING SOME THEREAFTER. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED TODAY...DUE TO
A STRONG INVERSION ABOVE THE SURFACE. WETTING RAIN RISK TODAY IS VERY LOW...
WITH ONLY SOME PASSING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE. BETTER RISK FOR WETTING RAIN
TONIGHT...WITH OVERNIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVIEST RAIN LOOKS TO BE
NORTH OF THE CEDAR AREA...BUT STILL A COUPLE OF TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWER TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...TONY IFLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090425.CATGU.01/GID