FNUS73 KGID 211728
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1128 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 CST ON DECEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER TODAY AS AN AREA OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER WORKS
ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THE BACK EDGE
OF THIS CLOUD COVER SHOULD REACH THE BURN AREA BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON...HELPING TO BOOST TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 40S AND INCREASE
MIXING HEIGHTS. BREEZES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
GENERALLY 10-15 MPH.

A GRADUAL DOWNTURN IN THE WEATHER WILL COMMENCE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...
AS LOW CLOUDS BECOME ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE AREA WITH A CHANCE FOR SOME
LIGHT DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT MID DAY INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT AT 7AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING
                    DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT 4PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AROUND SUNRISE INCREASING TO 1500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET. AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE
OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/PFANNKUCH
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG MOWRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091221.WOODP.02/GID