FNUS73 KGID 291304
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
804 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON..GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH. MEANWHILE...TEMPERATURES
WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 70S...CAUSING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO
FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. THIS COMBINATION OF WARM
TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE BEHAVIOR TODAY...AND EXTRA
CAUTION WILL NEED TO BE EXERCISED WHEN BURNING. A WARMING TREND
WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH HIGHS REACHING THE
MID TO UPPER 70S ON TUESDAY...AND CLOSE TO 80 ON WEDNESDAY. WITH
THE WARM WEATHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE EACH AFTERNOON WHILE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOME
SOMEWHAT BREEZY EACH OF THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS...BEFORE
DIMINISHING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AROUND 10 AM...INCREASING TO 5100 FT
                    AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.CENTR.01/GID