FNUS73 KGID 101349
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARK PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
749 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FORECAST REMAINS DRY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA
TODAY...THANKS TO QUIET NORTHWESTERLY FLOW IN THE UPPER LEVELS AS
A RIDGE SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE ROCKIES. EXPECTING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE
AND WHILE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT
TIMES...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WITH SPEEDS NEAR 10 MPH BY MIDDAY AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SLIDES OFF TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE LOWER/MID 50S...WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE LOW 30 TO MID 40 PERCENT
RANGE.

LOOKING TOWARD FRIDAY...WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHS REACHING INTO THE MID 50S TO MID 60S...BUT A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE IN THE EARLY/MID AFTERNOON HOURS IS EXPECTED TO BRING
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AROUND 9 AM INCREASING TO 2000 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2400 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110310.CLARK.01/GID