FNUS73 KGID 061539
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
939 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SURFACE RIDGE AXIS...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND VARIABLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT
-TIMES IN FOG AND CURRENT VISIBILITIES RANGE FROM ROUGHLY 1 TO 3 MILES
...AND SIMILAR CONDIITONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.  CLOUD HEIGHTS
IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN SITE RANGE FROM AROUND 500 FT AGL TO AROUND
4000 FT AGL AND MIXING HEIGHTS MAY VARY AT TIMES.  SNOW CHANCES INCREASE
TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO BETWEEN 1400-2100 FT AGL
                     DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 600 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 1200 FT AGL AT 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS
AROUND 19. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS AROUND 20. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 1. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100206.MACON.01/GID