FNUS73 KGID 261319 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 819 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE FROM A WEST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN SOUTH AFTER DARK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 AT 5 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT 5 PM. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL BY 5 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34 AT 7 AM. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT AT 7 AM. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 AT 5 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT 5 PM. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL BY 5 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091026.CENTR.01/GID