FNUS73 KGID 291340
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
740 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON DECEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL ERODE THIS MORNING BUT THE
LOW CLOUDS WILL BE REPLACED BY MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER.
WINDS WILL BE FROM A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TODAY BUT WILL SWITCH TO
THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH.  ONLY LIGHT
PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT  4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT 8 AM INCREASING TO 1100 FT AGL AT
                    3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21 AT 8 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT AT 8 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1900 FT
                    AGL BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.NEW YEARS DAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS
AROUND 19. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. LOWS AROUND 4.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091229.WOODP.01/GID