FNUS73 KGID 281251
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARK EAST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
751 AM CDT THU OCT 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MUCH LESS WIND TODAY. SUNNY SKIES AND NO CHANCE FOR ANY
PRECIPITATION. SURFACE DEWPOINTS WILL BE VERY LOW...HOLDING IN THE
20S...SO THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY DRY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES APPROACHING
60 WILL PUSH LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DOWN TO 25 PERCENT OR EVEN
A TOUCH LESS BY 3 PM. WINDS MAY BE A BIT STRONGER AT IGNITION...12
MPH OR SO...BUT SHOULD QUICKLY DROP OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TO UNDER
8 MPH FROM THE WEST...ALTHOUGH SURFACE WINDS COULD GET SOMEWHAT
VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. GENERAL
PLUME TRANSPORT SHOULD STILL REMAIN FROM A WEST/NORTHWEST DIRECTION
AS ITS DISPERSED.

WARMER FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. MIXING MAY
NOT BE STRONG WITH A WARM LAYER OF AIR JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE. WINDS
PICK UP A BIT FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST.

ON SATURDAY...A WEAK FRONT SLIDES THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING
AND WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTH...OR NORTHEAST. NO RAIN WILL OCCUR.
SKIES WILL BE SUNNY.

SOME RISK FOR WETTING RAIN WILL SNEAK ACROSS THE FORECAST SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...BUT RAIN AMOUNTS LOOK QUITE LIGHT...UNDER ONE QUARTER INCH.

NEXT TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOOKING DRY...WITH ABOVE SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH AT IGNITION...BUT
QUICKLY DROPPING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 2000 FT AT NOON...RISING TO 4500 FT BY LATE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH...LIKELY DUE WEST AND NEAR
10 MPH AFTER 4 PM.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.CLARK.01/GID