FNUS73 KGID 251311
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
811 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL START OFF FROM
THE NORTH / NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. AS A SURFACE RIDGE PUSHES OFF
THE EAST TODAY HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL TRANSITION TO MORE
OF A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BY MIDDAY...AND EVENTUALLY TO THE
SOUTHEAST BY THIS EVENING. REGARDLESS OF THIS GRADUALLY CHANGING
WIND DIRECTION...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT...GENERALLY
IN THE 5-15 MPH RANGE. SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED TODAY AS MORNING RH VALUES IN THE 70-80% RANGE...DROP
TO NEAR 30% BY THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND IGNITION TIME
WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 1000 FT AGL...BUT WILL RISE TO AROUND
3000 FT AGL BY MIDDAY...AND WILL BE AS HIGH AS 6000 FT AGL BY MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM THE NORTH
                    / NORTHWEST THIS MORNING...TO THE NORTHEAST BY MIDDAY...AND THEN TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST BY THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ON THE ORDER OF 5-15 MPH
                    CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...BUT WILL
                    CLIMB TO NEAR 6000 FT AGL BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO NEAR
                    300 FT AGL BY SUNRISE FRIDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL AT SUNRISE FRIDAY...CLIMBING TO
                    NEAR 5000 FT AGL BY MID TO AFTERNOON FRIDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...COOLER. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.

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FORECASTER...BRYANT
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.CENTR.01/GID