FNUS73 KGID 021446 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR RON MEYER...PRIVATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 946 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WITH MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA FOR SATURDAY. WINDS WILL START OUT WEST/SOUTHWESTERLY NEAR SUNRISE WITH SPEEDS NEAR 5 TO 10 MPH. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND PICK UP...AND BY MIDDAY SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 15 TO 25 MPH. AS THE WINDS INCREASE...SO WILL THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS...AND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILLS START THE DAY IN THE MID 80 PERCENT RANGE...BUT WILL QUICKLY DROP THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...AND IS EXPECTED BY MIDDAY TO BE IN THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68 NEAR 4 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING SOUTH NEAR 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDDAY. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS REQUESTED BY...RON MEYER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100403.RONME.01/GID