FNUS73 KGID 091406
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
806 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH PARTLY CLOUDS SKIES BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH THE DAY.  MAIN FEATURE AT THE SURFACE WILL BE AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY DRAPED THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS...WHICH
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS MORNING AND BY MIDDAY
WILL BE NEAR THE PANHANDLES OF OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.  THIS WILL RESULT IN
GENERALLY WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH TODAY...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING
WHICH WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE WESTERLY THEN SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.  SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR LESS THAN 10 MPH
THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS.  HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO
THE UPPER TEENS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH DEWPOINTS REACHING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE ZERO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    MORE WEST DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 1300 FT
                    AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 3 ABOVE NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110209.KIRWI.01/GID