FNUS73 KGID 181351
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KILLDEER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
851 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
MOVES EAST. ALTHOUGH VARIABLE IN NATURE...THE WINDS SHOULD SWITCH
FROM LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST TO EAST DURING THE DAY.
A BAND OF LIGHT RAIN/SPRINKLES MAY MOVE IN FROM THE
NORTH THIS MORNING BUT THESE SHOULD FADE AROUND NOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 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 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL THIS EVENING DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL NEAR SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 26 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.KILLD.01/GID