FNUS73 KGID 191321
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
821 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF YOUR
AREA HAVE BEEN DYING OUT. THOUGH THEY MAY SEEP INTO THE BURN AREA
ABOUT IGNITION...DOUBT YOU WOULD SEE ANYTHING OTHER THAN A SPRINKLE
OR TWO...IF THAT. MOSTLY LINGERING MID CLOUDS THROUGH NOON.

LIGHT WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING...SHOULD TURN INTO A FAIRLY STEADY
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WIND BETWEEN 10 AND NOON. WINDS WILL VARY FROM 150
TO 180 DEGREES...WITH SPEEDS SIMILAR TO SUNDAY. THERE MAY BE SOME
OCCASIONAL GUSTINESS IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH. DO NOT SEE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS SUNDAY...AND PROBABLY BOTTOMING IN THE 35
TO 40% RANGE. MIXING MAY BE A BIT SLOW TO GO RIGHT AT IGNITION
BUT THINGS SHOULD IMPROVE PRETTY QUICK.

TUESDAY STILL LOOKS DAMP/WET WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. WEDNESDAY LOOKING OKAY...ALTHOUGH WE MAY STRUGGLE
TO GET RID OF MORNING SHOWERS/CLOUDS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.KIRWI.01/GID