FNUS73 KGID 151159
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KRAUSE MALLARD HAVEN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
659 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 CDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW STRATUS CLOUDS WITH HEIGHTS AROUND 300 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE MAJORITY OF THE MORNING.  FOG MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND
ONE MILE AND INTERMITTENT DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE.  CLOUD HEIGHTS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY.  MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE DEPENDENT
UPON WHEN THE STRATUS LAYER SHIFTS EASTWARD.  LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS THIS
MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY 10 AM AND WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL AT 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...WARMER...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRAD KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091015.KRAUS.01/GID