FNUS73 KGID 071321
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
721 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON DECEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY
AND KEEP WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL REMAIN
FROM THE NORTH THROUGH 2 OR 3 PM...AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST
AND EVENTUALLY EAST BY EARLY EVENING. SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND
AND GENERALLY UNDER 10 MPH AT THE SURFACE.

MIXING TODAY WILL BE SLOW AND LIMITED WITH THE LIGHT WINDS...AND
STRONG INVERSION DUE TO THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE. WOULD EXPECT
MIXING HEIGHTS TO REACH LEVELS JUST ABOVE 1000 FT AT BEST...SOMETIME
IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS WILL BE LIMITED TO SOME
FLURRIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAIN PRECIPITATION APPEARS TO
GET GOING LATE IN THE EVENING /AFTER 9 PM/ AND CONTINUES OVERNIGHT.
WE ARE THINKING 2 TO 3 INCHES OR SO BY DAWN TUESDAY. LOOK FOR AN
EASTERLY WIND GRADUALLY INCREASING IN SPEED OVERNIGHT.

WE EXPECT THIS AREA OF THE STATE TO RECEIVE 8 TO 10 INCHES OF TOTAL
SNOWFALL AT LEAST...MOST OF WHICH WILL FALL TUESDAY. WINDS WILL PICK
UP BEHIND THE STORM...ESPECIALLY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.

VERY COLD AND WELL BELOW NORMAL WEATHER WILL LAST THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTER WHICH SOME MODERATION IN DAYTIME HIGHS WILL OCCUR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1000 TO 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 12.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
                    BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 19 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING...
THEN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS
AROUND 9. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.THURSDAY...NOT AS COLD. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091207.MACON.01/GID