FNUS73 KGID 171256
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
756 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL IMPACT THE FORECAST
THE MOST IN TERMS OF WINDS. LIGHT NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LINGER
THROUGH 9 TO 10 AM...BUT SHOULD TURN TO THE EAST BY NOON. WINDS WILL
REMAIN FROM AN EASTERLY DIRECTION THEREAFTER...AND TURN LIGHT SOUTHEAST
THIS EVENING. OF ALL YOUR BURN LOCATIONS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
WILL HOLD ON LONGER NEAR SILVER CREEK...AND MAY LAST THROUGH NOON BEFORE
THE EASTERLY WIND CAN GET GOING. MODEL FORECASTS SUGGEST MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL START TO RISE BETWEEN 10AM AND 1PM...AND REACH 4500 TO 5000 FT ON
AVERAGE BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION MIGHT BE SLOW TO START THIS
MORNING...BUT SHOULD EVENTUALLY GET SOME MOMENTUM GOING. NO RISK FOR
A WETTING RAIN.

IF YOU THINKING AHEAD A BIT...DESPITE THE PARTLY CLOUDY FORECAST YOU
SEE BELOW FOR TUESDAY...THINGS ARE LOOKING DAMP/WET ON TUESDAY. MONDAY
STILL LOOKS DRY RAIN WISE...ALTHOUGH NOT NECESSARILY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY TYPE DRY WEATHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100417.CENTR.01/GID