FNUS73 KGID 161317
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON LAKES WPA PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
717 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE ON THE DAMP SIDE THROUGH THE MORNING. COULD
START GETTING SOME WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH OR SO IN THE AFTERNOON FROM
THE NORTH AS LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES INCREASE. SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OR LESS
IS EXPECTED TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091116.MACON.01/GID