FNUS73 KGID 151343
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON LAKES WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
743 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL
VERY SLOWLY MOVE EAST TODAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BE AN ISSUE
TODAY WITH THE HIGH IN PLACE. EVENTUALLY THOSE WINDS WILL TURN SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
THROUGH TONIGHT. MIXING TODAY WILL BE VERY LIMITED WITH AN INVERSION...
AS THE COLD AIR REMAINS TRAPPED NEAR THE SURFACE.

IT APPEARS A WEAK SURFACE FRONT WILL BRING SHIFTING...BUT STILL LIGHT
WINDS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL PROBABLY MANAGE TO PUSH
THE 30 DEGREE MARK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS AROUND 30. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091215.MACON.01/GID