FNUS73 KGID 231411
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
911 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE
DAY WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...THOUGH LATER THIS AFTERNOON
THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SPRINKLES OR A LIGHT RAIN
SHOWER.  A TIGHTENED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE
ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES AND LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES...RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
THIS MORNING...WITH SPEEDS APPROACHING 20 MPH AT TIMES WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. AS WE APPROACH MIDDAY AND INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
IN FROM THE NORTHWEST...AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO CLOSER
TO 10 MPH. WHILE THE WIND DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
GENERALLY NORTHERLY THROUGH THE DAY...AS WIND SPEEDS TAPER
OFF...A MORE VARIABLE DIRECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. HIGH
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE MID
50S...WITH DEWPOINTS DROPPING TO NEAR 30 DEGREES AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE MID 30S POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7200 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3800
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110423.CENTR.01/GID