FNUS73 KGID 151654
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD PILE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1054 AM CST MON NOV 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 CST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN
SITE TODAY...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS AS A WEATHER SYSTEM ADVANCES NEAR THE AREA. TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE RISING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A HIGH
TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 50S EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON. SURFACE RH
VALUES ARE CURRENTLY NEAR 60%...BUT WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 40% BY
MID AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT
5 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. AREA SOUNDINGS SUGGEST A LOW LEVEL
INVERSION WAS KEEPING MIXING HEIGHTS BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 FT AGL
AT 10 AM...HOWEVER THIS INVERSION SHOULD MIX OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY
THUS RESULTING IN MIXING HEIGHTS APPROACHING 6000 FT AGL BY 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN DESCENDING AFTER 3 PM.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AROUND 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING FROM NEAR 3000 FT AGL AT 11 AM...TO NEAR
                    6000 FT AGL BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29 AROUND 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 AROUND 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING FROM NEAR 300 FT AGL AROUND 7 AM...TO
                    AS HIGH AS 4700 FT AGL BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND VERY
LIGHT SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.

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FORECASTER...BRYANT
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101115.COTTO.01/GID