FNUS73 KGID 051144
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUNTY LINE WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
644 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING
A CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
ANY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 4 PM IN THE
BURN AREA AND COVERAGE OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS LOOKS TO BE
PRETTY SPOTTY. MID TO HIGH CLOUDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE FROM WEST
TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY. THESE WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES BACK
SOME...BUT THINK HIGHS WILL STILL GET CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES. A
SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL WORK THROUGH THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST.
THIS WILL USHER IN DRIER AIR...AND COMBINE WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY TO DROP AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING...BEFORE THE NEXT CHANCE
FOR RAIN ARRIVES LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THIS MORNING
                    THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70 AROUND 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING 11 TO 16 MPH WITH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AROUND NOON...INCREASING TO AROUND 2800
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 AROUND 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77 AROUND 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.COUNT.01/GID