FNUS73 KGID 141730
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1130 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE SETTLING INTO THE REGION
TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY IN THE -5
TO -10 DEGREE RANGE. SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE WITH A FEW BREAKS
OF SUN FROM TIME TO TIME. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY CHECK IN BETWEEN
10 AND 15 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    FLURRIES THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 11 NEAR 230 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT NEAR 230 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING UP TO 1600 FT AGL THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 8 BELOW NEAR 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT NEAR 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT NEAR 3PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS AROUND 30.

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FORECASTER...NWS/PFANNKUCH
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG MOWRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091214.WOODP.01/GID