FNUS73 KGID 171249
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR REAL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
749 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING WITH WINDS
FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND
SURFACE TROUGH WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREA
THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTH NORTHEAST FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY TONIGHT
DURING THE EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 1800
                    FT AGL AT NOON THEN TO 2200 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT AT 7AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110417.REAL_.01/GID