FNUS73 KGID 081343
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
843 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AT A 10 AM IGNITION TIME...NORTHWEST SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
JUST BEGIN A SLOW CHANGE TO THE WEST BY 2 OR 3 PM...AND THEN TO THE
SOUTH BY EARLY 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. CLOUDS WILL FADE AWAY EAL RY THIS AFTERNOON.
CURRENT FORECAST HIGH OF 62 MIGHT BE A STRETCH BY 2 TO 4 DEGREES...SO
LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD BE CLOSER TO 35 OR MAYBE 40 PERCENT.

NOTE FOR FRIDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA IN THE
EARLY AFTERNOON. IF YOU ARE PLANNING A BURN...THE FRONT LOOKS LIKE IT
MAY STALL OUT IN YOUR VICINITY...RESULTING IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS PRIOR TO THE FRONT WILL GENERALLY
BE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST IN THE MORNING HOURS.

WEEKEND MAY NOT BE AS HIGH AND DRY AS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST...WITH EASTERLY
FLOW ON SATURDAY RESULTING IN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND SIGNS OF SOME
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH IN THE MORNING....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.KIRWI.01/GID