FNUS73 KGID 181329
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
729 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS AT THE BURN SITE...SHOULD SNOW DEVELOP...WILL NOT
EXCEED A COUPLE TENTHS OF AN INCH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
NORTHERLY WINDS AT 5-15 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY...EVENTUALLY BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...AND FINALLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 5-10 MPH BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN
THE LOW TO MID 20S WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY AFTERNOON SURFACE RH VALUES
IN THE 70%-80% RANGE...HOWEVER SURFACE RH VALUES WILL BE EVEN
HIGHER SHOULD PRECIPITATION DEVELOP OVER THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY
                    LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RANGING FROM AROUND 600 FT AGL THIS MORNING TO
                    NEAR 1300 FT AGL BY 3 PM...DECREASING THEREAFTER.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 14 AT 7 AM WEDNESDAY.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT AT 7 AM WEDNESDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM WEDNESDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18 AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RANGING FROM AROUND 300 FT AGL EARLY WEDNESDAY
                    MORNING...TO AROUND 1500 FT AGL BY 3 PM WEDNESDAY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

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FORECASTER...BRYANT
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110118.MACON.01/GID