FNUS73 KGID 071243
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 5 CATFISH COVE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
743 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. AT THE
SURFACE...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AROUND
10 TO 15 MPH BY 1O AM. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
DAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE AND SHIFT TO THE EAST BY LATE EVENING. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN INTO
THE LOWER TO MID 30S. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
TONIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE
REGION...BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE DAYTIME HOURS ON FRIDAY EXPECTED
TO BE DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT 8 AM - AROUND 3000 FT AGL AROUND
    11 AM - AROUND 6100 FT AGL LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-4400 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET TO 300 FT AGL
                    AROUND SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AROUND SUNRISE TO 2500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 18 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.UNIT5.01/GID