FNUS73 KGID 121320 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR VERONA WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 820 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AS MIXING SHOULD EASILY REACH ABOUT 4500 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. NEXT SHOT FOR A WETTING RAIN IS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. AMOUNTS LOOKS GENERALLY LIGHTER THE FURTHER EAST ONE GOES...AS THE MAIN UPPER ENERGY WITH THE SYSTEM STAYS WELL NORTH/NORTHWEST OF THE AREA. A FRONT WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN AND SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST FOR WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 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 MID 60S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.VERON.01/GID