FNUS73 KGID 191225
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHUCK WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
725 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY VARIABLE DURING THE BURN PERIOD.  INITIALLY THIS
MORNING...WINDS WILL BE FROM A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION...THEN WINDS SHOULD
TRANSITION TO THE NORTHEAST OR EAST THIS AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST TONIGHT.  IN GENERAL WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND
10 MPH OR LESS.  DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE MOST PART...THEN
SOME DRIZZLE MAY DEVELOP TOWARD TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73 AT 5PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL AT 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY DRIZZLE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY DRIZZLE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL
 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...COOLER...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 21 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S.

$$

FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091019.SCHUC.01/GID