FNUS73 KGID 181442
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKHARDT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
942 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE GENERAL FORECAST IS FOR CLEARING SKIES AROUND IGNITION
-TIME AND LIGHT SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS. WINDS FOR MOST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE
FROM 150/160 DEGREES AND END UP STEADY ABOUT 8 TO 12 MPH. ANY GUSTS SHOULD
GENERALLY HOLD IN THE 14 TO 18 MPH IF THEY OCCUR...BUT I AM NOT EXPECTING
MUCH GUSTINESS. MIXING HEIGHTS MAY WAVER A BIT...BUT SHOULD CLIMB TO 3300
FT ON THE LOW END...BUT COULD BE AS HIGH AS 5000 FT BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE AROUND
4 OR 5 PM.

WINDS WILL TURN DUE SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MONDAY STILL LOOKS DRY WITH
A SOUTH BREEZE 10 TO 18 MPH. STILL BELIEVE WE WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE MONDAY/TUESDAY. NOT A RAIN OUT BUT SOME RAIN
AROUND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100418.ECKHA.01/GID