FNUS73 KGID 171328
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
828 AM CDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COUPLE OF THINGS ARE OF NOTE HERE. FIRST...WIND SPEEDS SHOULD
BE LIGHT AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE RELAXED WITH THE CENTER OF
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NEARBY AND WINDS ALOFT WILL BE LIGHT...SO ANY MIXING WILL
RESULT IN MINIMAL MOMENTUM TRANSPORT. THE LOW-LEVEL STRATUS IS EXPECTED TO
STICK AROUND FOR MOST OF THE MORNING UNTIL SUBSIDENCE BEHIND A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH COMMENCES BY LATE MORNING AND SHOULD ERODE THE CLOUD COVER BY ABOUT
NOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME-3000 FT AGL AT 4PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MUCH COLDER. CLOUDY WITH SNOW WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
16 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 22 MPH.
.SUNDAY...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.CENTR.01/GID