FNUS73 KGID 221320
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
820 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER WITH MOSTLY CLEAR/PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED
THROUGH TODAY...WITH SHOWERS REMAINING ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF
NEBRASKA...AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE REGION. AT THE
SFC...THE COLD FRONT WHICH PASSED THROUGH YESTERDAY CURRENTLY SITS
DRAPED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN KANSAS...MAKING FOR EASTERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA WITH SPEEDS NEAR 10 MPH. THIS WILL REMAIN THE
STORY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BEFORE THIS SFC BOUNDARY
STARTS TO SHIFT BACK TO THE NORTH INTO NEBRASKA. EXPECTING BY
MIDDAY THIS FRONT TO BE NEAR THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR...WITH
WINDS SOUTH OF THE FRONT BECOMING MORE SOUTHEASTERLY...WHICH
ARE THEN EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH...BUT AS WE GET
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...A FEW GUSTS NEAR 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WIND THIS MORNING NEAR 10 MPH...SWITCHING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH NEAR MIDDAY. A
                    FEW GUSTS NEAR 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 15
                       MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300
                    FT AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9700 FT
                    AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.CENTR.01/GID