FNUS73 KGID 141035
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
435 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL KEEP CLOUDS IN PLACE THIS MORNING
THOUGH THEY SHOULD DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.  MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE
SLOW TO INCREASE WITH HEIGHTS AROUND 300 FT AGL THIS MORNING RISING
TO NEAR 800 FT AGL AROUND 3 PM.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND COULD AT
TIMES VARY IN DIRECTION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38 BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO NEAR
                    800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO NEAR
                    1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110114.KIRWI.01/GID