FNUS73 KGID 251329
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
829 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 TO
THE EAST TODAY HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
BY MIDDAY...AND EVENTUALLY TRANSITION TO THE SOUTHEAST BY EARLY TO
MID AFTERNOON. 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 2500 FT AGL...BUT WILL RISE TO NEAR 6500
FT AGL BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL TRANSITION
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. LOW
                    LEVEL WIND SPEEDS ON THE ORDER OF 5 TO 15 MPH
                    CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...INCREASING TO
                    NEAR 6500 FT AGL BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT NEAR 7AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5300 FT AGL THIS EVENING...DROPPING 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 (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL AT SUNRISE...CLIMBING TO NEAR
                    5300 FT AGL BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FRIDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 29 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...COOLER. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.

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FORECASTER...BRYANT
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.MACON.01/GID