FNUS73 KGID 081408
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON LAKES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
808 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 CST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT CLOUDY AND DAMP CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALL
DAY TODAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
REGION. AREA OF RAIN SHOWERS ALREADY PUSHING INTO WESTERN AND
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...WITH THE BULK OF THE ACTIVITY CURRENTLY
WEST OF HIGHWAY 183...BUT PLENTY OF FOG AND DRIZZLE REMAINS ACROSS
THE ENTIRE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH
TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS
TODAY...REMAINING OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST WITH SPEEDS NEAR 10 TO 15
MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND AREAS OF
                    DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AG THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1400
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
50.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.MACON.01/GID