FNUS73 KGID 151332
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTEE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
832 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO
THE NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS
NORTHERN NEBRASKA WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. IT
WILL NOT BE RAINING IN ANY ONE SPOT ALL DAY...BUT HIT AND MISS
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE AROUND THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. WINDS WILL START OUT FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING
AVERAGING 9 TO 13 MPH...THEN TURN LIGHT AND VARIABLE ALONG THE
FRONT LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TURNING TO
THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT.
OVERALL...IT WILL BE A BIT OF A TRICKY BURN DAY BETWEEN DODGING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND WITH THE SHIFTING WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT. CONDITIONS NORTH OF GIBBON WILL BE
SIMILAR...WITH OFF AND ON SHOWERS AND STORMS AND THE WIND SHIFT
WITH THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY 10 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 22 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.CENTR.06/GID