FNUS73 KGID 161430
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
830 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
MODERATE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.  WINDS TODAY WILL BE FAIRLY CALM
AND VARIABLE AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE RATHER LOW BOTH TODAY AND ON
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 AT 4 PM
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGLD THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 600 FT AGL AT 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS AT 7 AM.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.
LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091216.WOODP.01/GID