FNUS73 KGID 291332
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
832 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MOST OF THE
DAY...WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING AFTER
4 PM...AND ESPECIALLY AFTER 7 PM NEAR A SURFACE FRONT STALLING OUT
OVER THE AREA. SOME OF THESE EVENING STORMS IN THE BURN AREA COULD
BE SEVERE WITH A RISK OF HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. BETWEEN NOW AND
THEN...WINDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE THIS MORNING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. BY THIS
AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE ESTABLISHED FROM A WEST-
SOUTHWEST DIRECTION...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LIKELY FOR AT
LEAST A FEW HOURS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO OVER 6000 FT
AGL THIS AFTERNOON...WITH EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL CONDITIONS.

ALTHOUGH ANY HEAVIER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE EAST OF THE
AREA BY MIDNIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED STORMS COULD LINGER
THROUGH THE NIGHT. ON FRIDAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS COULD
LINGER AS WELL...BUT MOST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE DRY. WINDS FRIDAY
WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST AT 10-15 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL BEFORE SUNSET THEN DECREASING TO
                    400 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 11400
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/PFANNKUCH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100429.CENTR.01/GID