FNUS73 KGID 111457
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
857 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BACK DOOR ITS WAY INTO THE AREA BY
LATE MORNING. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY (REALLY ALL
WEEK). LIGHT WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTHERLY BY 10
AM...AND HOLD AT SPEEDS NEAR 10 MPH. SKIES EXPECTED TO REMAIN
PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE RIGHT OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS
EVENING...SO WINDS SHOULD BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION BY EARLY
THIS EVENING...AT SPEEDS OF 4 TO 6 MPH OR LESS. EVENTUALLY...WINDS
WILL TURN MORE SOUTHERLY BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.

AS MENTIONED...THERE IS NO RISK FOR A WETTING RAIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WELL INTO THE 30S...OR MAYBE EVEN 40 DEGREES BY
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 1200 FT
                    AGL NEAR 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15 NEAR 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT NEAR 6 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL THIS EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING 900 FT AGL NEAR 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG MOWRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100111.WOODP.01/GID