FNUS73 KGID 181255
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
755 AM CDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDY SKIES...PERHAPS WITH SOME PATCHY FOG...WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE NEAR THE BURN SITE THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING.
ANY LINGERING FOG SHOULD DISSIPATE BY MID TO LATE MORNING...WITH MOSTLY
CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES PERSISTING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
DAY. AS OF 750 AM...RADAR INDICATES VERY LIGHT RAIN OVER PORTIONS
OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THIS
PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN SITE AND AS A
RESULT...WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY FOR TODAY. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DO MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA AFTER 7 PM
THIS EVENING HOWEVER. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS
MORNING...WITH SURFACE WINDS FLOWING FROM MORE OF AN EASTERLY
DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WIND SPEEDS OF 5-10
MPH...GUSTING TO NEAR 15 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID TO
LATE MORNING. SURFACE WINDS WILL THEN INTENSIFY BY LATE MORNING...WITH
WIND SPEEDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE FORECAST THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH ALSO POSSIBLE. HIGH
TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST...WITH AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 50%-60% RANGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 AROUND 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AROUND 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 1500 FT AGL THIS MORNING...RISING TO
                    NEAR 3200 FT AGL BY 5 PM THIS EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 AROUND 7 AM TUESDAY.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM TUESDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 3200 FT AGL DURING THE EARLY EVENING
                    HOURS MONDAY...FALLING TO NEAR 600 FT AGL BY 7 AM
                    TUESDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 AROUND 5 PM TUESDAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AROUND 5 PM TUESDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 600 FT AGL AROUND SUNRISE
                    TUESDAY...RISING TO NEAR 2500 FT AGL BY 5 PM
                    TUESDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 19 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.

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FORECASTER...BRYANT
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110418.KIRWI.01/GID