FNUS73 KGID 181401
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SINNINGER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
901 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 IN THE MORNING TO LIGHT SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON.
A BAND OF LIGHT RAIN/SPRINKLES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT THESE
SHOULD FADE AROUND NOON.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 5700 FT
                    AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (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 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL BY SUNRISE SATURDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 26 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 MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S.

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