FNUS73 KGID 081256
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
756 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AT A 2 PM IGNITION TIME...SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE IN THE
PROCESS OF A SLOW CHANGE IN DIRECTION AND SHOULD BE FROM THE WEST.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WORK AROUND TO THE SOUTH BY EVENING. SPEEDS
WILL BE LIGHT...WITH TRANSPORT WINDS STRUGGLING FOR 10 MPH. ALTHOUGH
SMOKE COLUMN SHOULD RISE...BELIEVE DISPERSION OFF THE GROUND MAY BE
SLOW WITH LIMITED MIXING OF THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE. SPRINKLES EARLY
TODAY WILL BE GONE BY NOON...WITH THE CLOUDS FADING AWAY THIS AFTERNOON.
CURRENT FORECAST HIGH OF 60 MIGHT BE A STRETCH BY 2 TO 4 DEGREES...SO
LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD BE CLOSER TO 40 PERCENT.

NOTE FOR FRIDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA IN THE
MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. IF YOU ARE BURNING NEAR YOUR CURRENT LOCATION...
THE FRONT WILL COME THROUGH IN THE MID/LATE MORNING. A MORNING IGNITION
-TIME WILL PUT YOU RIGHT IN THE CHANGING WINDS OF THE FRONTAL ZONE. AN
AFTERNOON IGINITION SHOULD PUT YOU IN PRETTY MUCH STRAIGHT NORTH WINDS
ALL AFTERNOON...TURNING TO THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY EVENING. NO OTHER WEATHER
WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONT. MIXING SHOULD BE OKAY BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.CENTR.01/GID