FNUS73 KGID 200931
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWTON 2ND BURN...REPUBLICAN CITY VFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
431 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...WIND DIRECTION WILL SWITCH FROM SOUTH IN THE MORNING TO
NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A STRAY SHOWER AROUND AT
IGNITION TIME...BUT CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY ERODE BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 10 TO
20 MPH RANGE WITH PERHAPS SOME GUSTS OF NEAR 25 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST
DIRECTLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND PATCHY DRIZZLE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT EARLY MORNING-5700 FT AGL MID-AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S.

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