FNUS73 KGID 201329
FWSGID

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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 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 (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO
                    5400 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT AT 7AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL BY SUNRISE THURSDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3200 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 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.SPRIN.01/GID