FNUS73 KGID 221327
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
827 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A
DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH PLENTY OF CLEARING SKIES
EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...WINDS
WILL BE AN ISSUE LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS MIXING
INCREASES AND DEEPENS. AT THE VERY LEAST...ANTICIPATE SUSTAINED
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH. HOWEVER...THERE
ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT SUSTAINED SPEEDS COULD END UP CLOSER TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS
DEPENDING ON HOW DEEP MIXING ACTUALLY GETS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
RISE INTO THE 6000-7000 FT AGL RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...AND UNLESS
DEWPOINTS CRASH FARTHER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...MINIMUM RH
VALUES SHOULD HOLD UP AROUND 30 PERCENT. BREEZES WILL DROP OFF
CONSIDERABLY AROUND/AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 NEAR 4-5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT NEAR 4-5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STEADILY RISING FROM AROUND 1000 FT AGL THIS
MORNING TO AROUND 7200 FT AGL BY MID-LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT BUT BRIEFLY
AS HIGH AS 6000 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63 NEAR 4-5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT NEAR 4-5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING FROM 300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING TO
AROUND 6200 FT AGL IN THE MID-LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/PFANNKUCH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110422.KIRWI.01/GID