FNUS73 KGID 181610 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR FUNK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1110 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE WIND SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH SOUTHWEST DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AT 10 TO 20 MPH. THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL EVENING...THEN WIND SHIFTS TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 33 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .SUNDAY...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. .WEDNESDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.FUNK_.01/GID