FNUS73 KGID 151457
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
857 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 CST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT THAT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING
COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE ENTIRE AREA...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
A FEW FLURRIES TO NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF SNOW AND PERHAPS SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS GENERALLY
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO
POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOR AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 183. THE CHANCES FOR
LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. WINDS TODAY WILL BEGIN FROM A NORTHERLY DIRECTION...
BUT SHOULD BECOME LIGHT DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31 AROUND 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME TO 1800 FT AGL MID
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17 AROUND 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING THEN DECREASING TO AROUND
                    700 FT AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1200 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110115.KIRWI.01/GID