FNUS73 KGID 171427
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWTON 2ND BURN...REPUBLICAN CITY VFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
927 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PRIMARY CONCERN FOR TODAY WILL LIE WITH THE WINDS. SURFACE COLD FRONT
HAS ALREADY PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA...BRINGING ALONG GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS. THIS WILL CONTINUE ON THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING AND
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20
MPH AND GUSTS APPROACHING 25 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY...WITH HIGHS FOR TODAY REACHING INTO THE
MID 60S. WITH DEWPOINTS DROPPING DOWN INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S...MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE.  AS WE GET TOWARD THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS...WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    NEAR 25 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5300 FT
                    AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110320.LEWTO.01/GID