FNUS73 KGID 131236
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
736 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN STORY WEATHERWISE TODAY WILL BE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUST OVER 45 MPH.  THE
WINDS WILL BE STRONG ALL DAY AND INTO THE EVENING.  THE STRONG WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES
SOUTHEAST TOWARD MORNING ON WEDNESDAY.  CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO
                    30 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 37 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 23 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 31 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL AT 5 PM...DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

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

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100413.MACON.01/GID