FNUS73 KGID 011229
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 5  9  10...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
729 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BIG CONCERN TODAY WILL CENTER AROUND RAIN
CHANCES. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO END BY MID
TO LATE MORNING WITH A DRY AFTERNOON EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
TODAY AND PRIMARILY OUT OF THE NORTH...BUT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
AND BECOME WESTERLY BY LATE DAY. A SFC HIGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA ON SATURDAY RESULTING IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE
MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND
                    2500 FT AGL BY 10 AM THEN 4500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4700 FT
                    AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.UNIT5.01/GID