FNUS73 KGID 311337 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR HANNON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 837 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COOL FRONT HAS ALREADY PASSED THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTH TODAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL STEADILY SHIFT FROM THE NORTH INITIALLY THIS MORNING TO NORTHEAST BY NOON. WINDS WILL STAY OUT OF THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING MORE EASTERLY BY EARLY EVENING. SPEEDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST THIS MORNING...AVERAGING 12 TO 17 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. THEY WILL DECREASE BY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT PUSHES FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA...AVERAGING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID 70S...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO JUST UNDER 30 PERCENT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...WITH BREEZY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. THE WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW...WITH HIGHS REACHING NEAR 80 DEGREES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AROUND NOON...INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 20 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 11 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MUCH COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 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 12 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.HANNO.01/GID