FNUS73 KGID 131320
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOTHENBURG AIRPORT...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
820 AM CDT WED OCT 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL KEEP WIND SPEEDS LIGHT...BUT WILL MAKE
WIND DIRECTION SOMEWHAT VARIABLE. HOWEVER...EXPECT THE PREVAILING
DIRECTION TO BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AT
SPEEDS AVERAGING 5 TO 8 MPH...BUT WINDS WILL DROP OFF TO AROUND 5
MPH OR LESS BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH DIRECTION BECOMING MORE
VARIABLE AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES MORE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD.
OTHERWISE...SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HIGHS CLIMBING INTO
THE MID TO UPPER 60S. DESPITE THE FAIRLY COOL TEMPERATURES...LOW
DEWPOINTS WILL ALLOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL CLOSE TO
20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AROUND 1230 PM CDT...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 5400 FT AGL BY 2 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101013.GOTHE.01/GID