FNUS73 KGID 021311
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARK NE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
811 AM CDT TUE NOV 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS
TODAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SURFACE WIND DIRECTION WILL VARY
AT LEAST THROUGH NOON OR 1 PM...BUT PROBABLY FAVOR THE SOUTH DURING
THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AS WELL...AND
MAY TREND TOWARD A WESTERLY DIRECTION. OVERALL PLUME DISPERSION DOWNSTREAM
WILL LIKELY BE WEAK AND LIMITED. VERTICAL DISPERSION SHOULD BE DECENT.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE ABOUT 8 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...AND THAT
WILL HELP PUSH RELATIVE HUMIDITY/S DOWN TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT FOR A COUPLE
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL BE SUNNY.

A TROUGH/FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND SHIFT SURFACE
WINDS TO THE WEST AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND EVENTUALLY TO THE NORTHWEST BY
DAWN WEDNESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WEDNESDAY...AND
SHOULD BE SOLIDLY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE FROM THE NORTH/NORTHWEST.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WEDNESDAY...BUT RIGHT AT AND MAYBE
EVEN ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS WITH EXCELLENT MIXING.

THURSDAY WILL BE ANOTHER DRY DAY WITH NORTH WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
AS THE DAY WEARS ON...TO BASICALLY CALM CONDITIONS BY SUNSET.

AFTER A CALM MORNING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED FRIDAY.
AGAIN...A DRY AND SUNNY DAY.

THERE IS REALLY NO RISK FOR A WETTING RAIN IN THE REGION UNTIL NEXT
TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE EARLIEST...AND MORE LIKELY WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH TURNING WEST/NORTHWEST

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 26 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101102.CLARK.01/GID