FNUS73 KGID 181338
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
838 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECTING LIGHT WINDS TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH
EAST. ALTHOUGH VARIABLE IN NATURE...THE WINDS SHOULD SWITCH FROM
LIGHT NORTH THIS MORNING TO LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.  A BAND OF LIGHT RAIN/SPRINKLES THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED
TO FADE OUT BY NOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 NEAR 4 PM
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL BY SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3800 FT
                    AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 27 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.CENTR.01/GID