FNUS73 KGID 201323
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANNON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
823 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH THIS
MORNING AND THEN THEY SHOULD TURN A BIT TO THE NORTHEAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES EAST.  RAIN CHANCES INCREASE
TONIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY AS ANOTHER WAVE OF
ENERGY MOVES ACROSS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO
                    5300 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING DROPPING TO
                    300 FT AGL BY SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110420.HANNO.01/GID