FNUS73 KGID 210922
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR GERMAN FIRE...COZAD FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
422 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS AND SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
DAWSON COUNTY TODAY AND ON INTO MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. PRIMARY CONCERN WILL LIE
WITH WINDS. THE SURFACE PATTERN ACROSS THE REGION IS A WEAK
ONE...WITH THE MAIN FEATURE AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WHICH
CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM WESTERN KANSAS...NORTHEAST THROUGH
NEBRASKA...AND INTO WISCONSIN. THIS FEATURE IS BRINGING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. THROUGH AT LEAST
MIDDAY...WHILE THIS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE
AREA...WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST WITH
SPEEDS NEAR 5 MPH...BUT AT TIMES COULD BE MORE VARIABLE. AS WE GET
INTO THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN GENERALLY WESTERLY WITH SPEEDS INCREASING CLOSER TO 10
MPH...BEFORE BECOMING MORE SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY TOWARD LATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO AT TIMES VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING
                    WITH SPEEDS NEAR 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 2700 FT
                    AGL BY BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S.
.SATURDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WOLDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100321.GERMA.02/GID