FNUS73 KGID 311647
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRED BUHLMANN...NRCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1147 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL LIFT BACK NORTH THROUGH THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT
THURSDAY MORNING. IN WAKE OF THIS WARM FRONT...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN ON THE STRONG
SOUTH WINDS...PUSHING HIGHS INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S. DRIER AIR
IS EXPECTED TO PUSH IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON...ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND
30 PERCENT...POSSIBLY EVEN LOWER. THIS COMBINATION OF WARM
TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND STRONG SOUTH WINDS
ALONG WITH DRY FUELS WILL SUPPORT POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL AND ANY BURNS COULD QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.
OVERALL...IT LOOKS LIKE A DANGEROUS DAY TO BURN AND PRESCRIBED
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MUCH COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...SHERRY L ASCHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG
20100401.FREDB.01/GID