FNUS73 KGID 011554
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
954 AM CST MON FEB 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT
SOME THINNING OF THESE CLOUDS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SKIES IN
THE BURN AREA WILL STILL REMAIN AT LEAST PARTLY IF NOT MOSTLY
CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE SOLID OVERCAST LAYER IS EXPECTED
TO BREAK UP AT LEAST SOMEWHAT. THE FOG WILL ALSO BEGIN TO LIFT BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...LEADING TO IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL
REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THESE WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BETWEEN 3 PM
AND 6 PM...BEFORE TURING TO THE NORTH BUT REMAINING VERY LIGHT
THIS EVENING. RELYING ON SOME THINNING OF THE LOW CLOUDS THIS
AFTERNOON...SHOULD SEE SOME INCREASE IN MIXING HEIGHTS BUT THEY
PROBABLY WILL NOT REACH MORE THAN 1600 FEET AGL OR SO.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AROUND 11 AM..INCREASING TO AROUND 1600
                    FT AGL AROUND 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS AROUND 40.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100201.MACON.01/GID