FNUS73 KGID 051247
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE DOG...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
747 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COMPLEX FORECAST SCENARIO THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A WARM FRONT NEAR
THE KANSAS/NEBRASKA BORDER THROUGH TONIGHT. REGARDING PRECIPITATION
TODAY...THE BEST SHOT APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 1 PM AS SOME
SHOWERS OR MAYBE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER LIFTS NORTH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. DOUBT ITS ENOUGH FOR A WETTING RAIN...ALTHOUGH A COULD OF
HUNDREDTHS MAY OCCUR. WOULD PEG THE CHANCES AT ANY ONE SPOT TO BE
LESS THAN 20 PERCENT HOWEVER. LOOK FOR MOSTLY CLOUDS TODAY BUT WITH
SOME INTERMITTENT SUNSHINE. EAST WINDS THROUGH THE DAY WILL SLIP A
LITTLE SOUTHEAST TOWARD EVENING. MORE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIN IS LIKELY
TONIGHT...BUT AM THINKING A MAJORITY OF THAT RAIN WILL BE JUST EAST
OF THE BURN SITE. WINDS MAY BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE IN DIRECTION BEFORE
TURNING NORTH/NORTHEAST BY EARLY TUESDAY. WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL LIKELY
GET GOING PRETTY GOOD BY EVENING...WITH WETTING RAIN MOVING INTO THE
AREA. STRONG WINDS LIKELY WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 17 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 22 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.PRAIR.01/GID