FNUS73 KGID 171258
FWSGID

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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
DURING THE EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND
                    1300 FT AGL AT NOON AND TO 1600 FT AGL BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2300 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S.

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