FNUS73 KGID 171444
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAIR STEPS DOG TOWN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
944 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES AND DRY AIR TODAY WILL HELP RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE IS THE MAIN PLAYER REGARDING TODAY/S WIND FORECAST.
ALREADY SEEING NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 TO 12 MPH AT BURN SITE...
BUT THOSE SHOULD TURN AND COME FROM THE DUE EAST BY NOON OR 1 PM.
EVENTUALLY THOSE WINDS WILL BECOME EAST/SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING.

MIXING SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WITH MIXING HEIGHTS REACHING
NEAR 5K BY LATE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION SHOULD BE GOOD AND FAIRLY
CONSISTENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

FORECAST IS LOOKING A LITTLE MORE WET/DAMP ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY...THAN WHAT IS POSTED BELOW. MONDAY DURING THE DAY
STILL LOOK DRY IN TERMS OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100417.STAIR.01/GID