FNUS73 KGID 151349
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
749 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS AROUND 30.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091215.WOODP.01/GID