FNUS73 KGID 121325
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON LAKES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
825 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MORNING LOW CLOUDS/FOG ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF MIXING OUT
OR BURNING OFF...AND THAT TREND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY LEAVING
A PARTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON.

OTHERWISE...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AS MIXING SHOULD EASILY
REACH ABOUT 5000 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS HIGHER THAN
LAST WEEK...AS SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE 50S WILL KEEP LOWEST RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AROUND 45 PERCENT. THIS IS AN UNSEASONABLE WARM WEATHER PATTERN
MORE REMINISCENT OF EARLY/MID SUMMER THAN APRIL.

WINDS WILL NOT REALLY DROP OFF MUCH TONIGHT...PROBABLY AT THEIR LOWEST SPEEDS
AROUND 15 MPH JUST AFTER SUNSET.

VERY WINDY TUESDAY...PROBABLY THE WINDIEST DAY OF THE SPRING SEASON. SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH BY NOON.

A FRONT MOVING IN AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING SOME WESTERN HIGH
PLAINS SHOWERS/STORMS INTO THE AREA. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE QUARTER INCH
RANGE LOOK POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERTAKE THE AREA WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO ABOUT 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO
                    28 TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 38 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100412.MACON.01/GID