FNUS73 KGID 061216
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWTON FIRE PROJECT...REPUBLICAN CITY VFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
616 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN
SITE TODAY AS A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TRANSITIONS ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WINDS ARE EVENTUALLY EXPECTED TO BECOME
NORTHEASTERLY AFTER DARK...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM
SYSTEM EXPECTED TO BRING TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO HARLAN
COUNTY DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48 AT 3 PM CST.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AROUND 3 PM CST.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AROUND 8 AM CST...INCREASING TO 2900 FT
                    AGL BY AROUND 3 PM CST.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26 AT 6 AM CST.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT AROUND 6 AM CST.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY WITH TWO TO
                    FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FALL POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31 AT NOON CST.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AROUND NOON CST.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO NEAR
                    1600 FT AGL BY NOON CST.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 18 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110306.LEWTO.01/GID