FNUS73 KGID 191155 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 655 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RADAR INDICATES SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY CURRENTLY IN THE AREA ARE WEAKENING. THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALTHOUGH A FEW SPRINKLES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE THEN ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S...WITH SURFACE RH VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 45% BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SURFACE WINDS CURRENTLY OUT OF THE SOUTH / SOUTHWEST WILL TURN TO MORE OF A SOUTH / SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64 AT 5 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT 5 PM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY THIS MORNING...RISING TO 5000 FT AGL BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44 AT 7 AM TUESDAY. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT AT 7 AM TUESDAY. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59 AT 5 PM TUESDAY. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT 5 PM TUESDAY. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...RISING TO 3300 FT AGL BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. $$ FORECASTER...BRYANT REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.PETER.01/GID