FNUS73 KGID 141531 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR GLEASON PILE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1031 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MEANDER ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY AND THE BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT AND PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SAG SOUTH THIS MORNING...AND THEN LIFT TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND EVEN A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE BETTER CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ARRIVING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE FOR A FEW HOURS LATE THIS MORNING...BUT WINDS SHOULD TRANSITION TO A MAINLY SOUTHERLY COMPONENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN SOUTHERLY TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71 AT 5 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT 5 PM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL BY 5 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT 7 AM. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT AT 7 AM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... 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)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL BY 5 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100414.GLEAS.01/GID