FNUS73 KGID 221322
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
722 AM CST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A QUICK MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A FEW FLURRIES OR
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS TO THE REGION THIS MORNING...BUT THOSE SHOULD
BE ON THE DECLINE BY AFTERNOON.  CLOUDS WILL ALSO DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIXING WILL IMPROVE A
LITTLE BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH MIXING HEIGHTS RISING TO AROUND
1900 FT AGL.  WINDS WILL NOT BE VERY STRONG TODAY DUE TO AN AREA
OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29 AT 3-4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT 3-4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 800 FT AGL THIS MORNING RISING TO 1900 FT AGL.
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 13 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 T AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.MACON.01/GID