FNUS73 KGID 201415
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
815 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH MOSTLY
SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. DRY
AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S. SURFACE
WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 5-10 MPH THROUGH EARLY TO
MID AFTERNOON...AT WHICH TIME WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON SURFACE RH VALUES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 50% AND 60%. FRESH SNOW PACK AND SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR A PERSISTENT LOW LEVEL THERMAL INVERSION
TODAY...THUS RESULTING IN LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 700
FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    THEREAFTER.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL EARLY THIS MORNING...RISING
                    TO NEAR 700 FT AGL BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 12 AT 7 AM FRIDAY.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT AT 7 AM FRIDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM FRIDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHERLY AT AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31 AT 3 PM FRIDAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT 3 PM FRIDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM FRIDAY...RISING TO NEAR
                    400 FT AGL BY 3 PM FRIDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS AROUND 30.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

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FORECASTER...BRYANT
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110120.MACON.01/GID