FNUS73 KGID 161058
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON LAKE WPA...CHLOETA FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
458 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SURFACE HIGH THAT HAS DOMINATED THE WEATHER
PATTERN FOR THE PAST DAY OR SO IS MOVING TO THE EAST AND WINDS
WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH TODAY. THEY WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS
AFTERNOON AS A BROAD TROUGH OR WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
AREA OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THAT WINDS WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT THROUGH
THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER WITH HIGHS APPROACHING
FREEZING. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN AROUND 300 FEET THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18 AT 8 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT AT 8 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.
LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JANSEN FINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091216.MACON.01/GID