FNUS73 KGID 201310
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
810 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH A PASSING MID LEVEL
DISTURBANCE BUT RAIN AMOUNTS SHOULD BE MINIMAL. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
NORTH WILL KEEP WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH THIS MORNING AND THEN THEY
SHOULD TURN A BIT TO THE NORTHEAST 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    4000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING THEN FALLING TO
                    3800 FT AGL BY SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
60. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110420.KIRWI.01/GID