FNUS73 KGID 191248
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
648 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION BY LATE AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL
BE RELATIVELY LIGHT TODAY...AND THAT COMBINED WITH THE CLOUDS AND SNOW
WILL LIKELY HELP TO LIMIT THE MIXING TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING
                    DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 8 ABOVE AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS AROUND 30.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS AROUND 30.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110119.MACON.01/GID