FNUS73 KGID 111319
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
719 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 CST ON DECEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER DAY OF DRY WEATHER AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
WITH ALL AREAS REMAINING COVERED WITH SNOW. A STRONG TEMPERATURE
INVERSION WILL BE PRESENT AT MOST TIMES...EXCEPT DURING THE LATE
MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. CURRENT LIGHT AND VARIABLE
TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY IN
DIRECTION BY LATE MORNING...WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS
THAN/NEAR 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 1200
                    FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 9 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY MID EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1400
                    FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS AROUND 19.
LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 1. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091211.WOODP.01/GID