FNUS73 KGID 081543
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
943 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 CST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SNOW WILL BE FALLING AT THE BURN SITE AT IGNITION TIME BUT
THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY NOON.  SOME FLURRIES
MAY LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION
EXPECTED.  WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST TODAY WITH
WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP A FEW MORE DEGREES THIS MORNING
AND THEN WILL STEADY DURING THE AFTERNOON.  ONCE THE LIGHT SNOW MOVES
THROUGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE AND WILL BE HIGHER THAN MIXING
HEIGHTS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16 AT 9 AM AND FALLING DURING THE DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT THIS MORNING...AND AROUND 70 PERCENT
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 4300 FT
                    AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 8 ABOVE AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500 FT
                    AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    3300 FT AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100208.MACON.01/GID