FNUS73 KGID 141537
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLARD HAVEN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1037 AM CDT WED OCT 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS...DRIZZLE AND FOG WILL BE COMMON THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS TODAY.  AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSING OUR
REGION WILL PROVIDE THE CHANCE FOR RAINFALL MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE HIGHER PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL RESIDE ALONG AND
EAST OF HIGHWAY 281.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL WITH
READINGS ONLY REACHING THE 30S OR LOWER 40S.  WINDS WILL BE FROM AN
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION.  THE FORECAST DRIES LATER TONIGHT
AND THE LOW CLOUDS WILL SCOUR OUT ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. AREAS OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1300 FT AGL AT NOON INCREASING TO 2100 FT
                    AGL AROUND 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO AROUND 400
                    FT AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56 AT 6 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT 6 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091014.MALLA.01/GID