FNUS73 KGID 101149
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
549 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
DAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA. A DECK OF LOW
CLOUDS WILL STEADILY LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF KANSAS THIS
MORNING...LIKELY REACHING THE BURN AREA AROUND 11 AM. SKIES WILL
QUICKLY TURN FROM SUNNY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AS THIS SHARP CLOUD LINE
MOVES IN. MIXING WILL REMAIN SHALLOW TODAY...ONLY PEAKING AROUND
1000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. SOME FOG AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE
IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...LINGERING INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW AT SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) EARLY THIS MORNING
                    THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) BY MIDDAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AROUND 9 AM...INCREASING TO 1000 FT AGL
                    AROUND 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG AND PATCHY LIGHT
                    FREEZING DRIZZLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.PRESIDENTS DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS AROUND 40.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100210.MACON.01/GID