FNUS73 KGID 181539
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAIR STEPS DOG TOWN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1039 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...FAIRLY CONSISTENT WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL DURING
THE BURN TODAY. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH WINDS STEADY FROM SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE TURNING SOUTH AROUND MIDNIGHT. DIRECTIONAL
COMPONENT SHOULD BE FROM THE 130/140 DEGREE RANGE. THE WIND SPEED WILL
BE STEADY APPROACHING 15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SOME GUSTINESS
IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE AT TIMES...ALTHOUGH I AM NOT EXPECTING WINDS TO
BE CONSISTENTLY OVER 20 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DON/T APPEAR AS LOW AS
YESTERDAY. A HIGH OF 65 AND DEW POINT OF 31 /LIKELY TOO LOW/ YIELDS 28%
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. WE SHOULD BE IN THE 30% RANGE FOR LOW END RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. MIXING HEIGHTS MAY VARY A BIT...BUT SHOULD REACH AT LEAST
4500 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON.

AS MENTIONED...WINDS WILL BE STEADY FROM THE SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
MONDAY STILL LOOKS DRY...BUT DO BELIEVE THERE WILL BE RAIN AROUND LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. FEW GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100418.STAIR.01/GID