FNUS73 KGID 201242 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR HULITINE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 742 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF I-80 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. CLOUD COVER AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S WILL YIELD AFTERNOON SURFACE RH VALUES IN THE 45-55% RANGE...WITH SURFACE RH VALUES MUCH HIGHER IN AND NEAR AREAS OF PRECIPITATION. RAIN WILL PUSH SOUTH TONIGHT...WITH FOG AND PERHAPS SOME PATCHY DRIZZLE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. SOME CLEARING OF THE SKIES WILL ACCOMPANY HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63 AT 5 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT 5 PM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL BY MID DAY AND TO 5900 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47 AT 7 AM. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT AT 7 AM. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63 AT 5 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT 5 PM. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.HULIT.01/GID