FNUS73 KGID 131321
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEISS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
821 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
AREA TODAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE OBSERVED THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. THE CHANCE FOR LATE DAY
PRECIPITATION IS AT 20%. A WARM DAY IS ANTICIPATED AS AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO AROUND 70...WITH SURFACE RH VALUES DROPPING
INTO THE 25%-35% RANGE. AS OF 8 AM SURFACE WINDS AT THE BURN AREA
ARE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 5 MPH. THESE SURFACE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN FROM THE EAST/SOUTHEAST AT 5-10 MPH THROUGH MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON...AT WHICH TIME WINDS WILL BEGIN TRANSITIONING
TO FLOW FROM MORE OF A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. SURFACE WINDS WILL
ALSO BEGIN INTENSIFYING BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...LIKELY CLIMBING
INTO THE 10-20 MPH RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...RISING
                    TO NEAR 7200 FT AGL BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46 AT 7 AM THURSDAY.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 93 PERCENT AT 7 AM THURSDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 7200 FT AGL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
                    THIS EVENING...FALLING TO NEAR 300 FT AGL BY 7
                    AM THURSDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65 AT 5 PM THURSDAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 58 PERCENT AT 5 PM THURSDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING AROUND 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM
                    THURSDAY...RISING TO AROUND 5300 FT AGL BY 5 PM
                    THURSDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 31 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MUCH COLDER. SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
25 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S.

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FORECASTER...BRYANT
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.WEISS.01/GID