FNUS73 KGID 041502
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
902 AM CST THU FEB 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
INTO FRIDAY.  THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY
THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.  THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH ON FRIDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 3 TO 4 INCH
RANGE.  THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND
WITH CHANCES OF SNOW FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...HOWEVER ANY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT.  COLDER WEATHER IS THEN IN
STORE FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS BY TUESDAY ONLY IN THE TEENS
TO MID 20S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEARLY STEADY AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT MUCH OF THE DAY.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 1600 FT AGL
                    AROUND 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27 AT 8 AM
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AT 8 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL
                    BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2400 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100204.WOODP.01/GID