FNUS73 KGID 291320
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARK WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
820 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 BETWEEN 20 AND 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 AROUND 80 ON WEDNESDAY. WITH
THE WARM WEATHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE EACH AFTERNOON WHILE GENERALLY 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........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AROUND NOON...INCREASING TO 5700 FT
                    AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 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 AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS
AROUND 16 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.CLARK.01/GID