FNUS73 KGID 271150
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARVARD WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
650 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE BURN AREA
MAY GENERATE A FEW SPRINKLES OR VERY LIGHT RAIN AMOUNTS THIS MORNING...
PRIOR TO IGNITION TIME.  CLOUDS WILL SCATTER/DECREASE IN COVERAGE DURING
THE AFTERNOON.  NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN
NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...THEN TRANSITION TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST
DURING THE AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT NORTHEAST THEN EASTERLY AFTER DARK
WITH WIND SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY 6 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 19 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
13 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090427.HARVA.01/GID