FNUS73 KGID 011812
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESMAN PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1212 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS MOVED THROUGH THE BURN SITE...AND NORTHWEST
WINDS INITIALLY AT IGNITION TIME WILL TRANSITION MORE TO A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND WIND GUSTS OVER 20 MPH AT TIMES
ARE POSSIBLE.  LOW CLOUDS SETTLE IN AFTER DARK AND MIXING HEIGHTS DROP...
AND SOME PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TOWARDS WEDNESDAY MORNING.  WINDS SPEEDS
WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WHILE THE WIND DIRECTION TRANSITIONS
NORTHEAST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 AT 2 PM CST.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT 2 PM CST.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO
400 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20 AT 7 AM CST.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AT 7 AM CST.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 AT 5 PM CST.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT 5 PM CST.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 1700 FT AGL
   BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110301.WESMA.01/GID