FNUS73 KGID 071426
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR FUNK PILE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
826 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON JANUARY 07. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDY AND BRUTALLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 30 MPH WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH AN ARCTIC
AIRMASS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO THROUGH THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO BE ON THE LOW SIDE
TODAY. THE COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH WINDS
WILL BE MUCH WEAKER AND MIXING ALSO A LITTLE SHALLOWER AS ARCTIC
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING
                    SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 1 ABOVE.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...SLOWLY
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16 BELOW.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 ABOVE.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 11 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 16. LIGHT
WINDS.
.SUNDAY...NOT AS COLD. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS AROUND 30.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100107.FUNKP.01/GID