FNUS73 KGID 051400
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
800 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 CST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END DURING THE MORNING.  WINDS WILL BE
FAIRLY VARIABLE FOR A COUPLE HOURS THIS MORNING...SWITCHING FROM
THE NORTHEAST TO THE NORTHWEST AT TIMES...BUT WINDS WILL SETTLE
IN FROM THE NORTH AROUND MID MORNING.  THE WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH TONIGHT.  MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE
DURING THE DAY AS THE SNOW ENDS AND CLOUDS BEGIN TO BREAK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED FLURRIES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....FAIRLY STEADY AROUND 33 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........DECREASING TO 83 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 1800 FT AGL
                    AROUND 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS
AROUND 19. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100205.WOODP.01/GID