FNUS73 KGID 221333
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON NE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
833 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A SURFACE TROUGH
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT
BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY EARLY EVENING AS THE SURFACE TROUGH NEARS THE
AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST LATE THIS
EVENING BEHIND THIS SURFACE TROUGH...AND THEN TO THE NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH. BREEZY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL
PERSIST ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BACK INTO THE 50S FOR
HIGHS ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT...ALSO RESULTING IN HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AROUND NOON...RISING TO 2400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...COOLER...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100322.MACON.01/GID