FNUS73 KGID 152324
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
624 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
REGARDING THE SATURDAY FORECAST ONLY...EXPECT SURFACE WINDS TO REMAIN
BELOW 20 MPH FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE DAY.

WINDS WILL START THE DAY FROM THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH...BUT PICK UP
A BIT THROUGH MIDDAY...AVERAGING 14 TO 17 MPH. A FEW GUSTS OVER 20
MPH ARE POSSIBLE...BUT NOT LIKELY TO BE LONG LASTING. SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL SETTLE DOWN JUST A BIT IN THE AFTERNOON AND AVERAGE IN THE 12
TO 15 MPH RANGE. AGAIN...A BIT OF GUSTINESS COULD PICK UP AT THE
MAX HEATING TIME. AS MENTIONED GENERALLY THE WIND DIRECTION WILL BE
FROM THE WEST...BUT COULD VARY FROM 240 TO 290 DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY.

SKIES WILL BE SUNNY TO PARTLY SUNNY. LOOKS FOR WINDS TO BE LIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT...AND VARIABLE IN THE DIRECTION AFTER SUNSET. WINDS
WILL TURN SOUTHEAST BY SUNDAY MORNING.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO  FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/MIKE MORITZ
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110416.KIRWI.01/GID