FNUS73 KGID 121303
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
803 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENTLY IN THE AREA...WINDS ARE GENERALLY OUT OF THE
SOUTH...WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY
THROUGH THE DAY...BUT INCREASED MIXING AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN SPEEDS GRADUALLY INCREASING THIS
MORNING...AND BY MIDDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED
NEAR 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS STARTING TO PICK UP TO NEAR 20 TO 25
MPH. THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH AT TIMES. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE LOWER/MID 70S...AND WITH
DEWPOINTS FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
NEAR TO JUST BELOW 20 PERCENT ARE FORECAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO NEAR
                    5800 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7600 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...COOLER. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/ADO
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.CENTR.01/GID