FNUS73 KGID 261451
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR REAL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
951 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WIND WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY BUT MAY BECOME
NORTH AT TIMES. OVERALL WIND WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR. THERE WILL BE A GOOD DEAL OF CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING BUT
MIGHT START TO GET A FEW BREAKS BY THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE SOMEWHAT HIGH TODAY.

TOMORROW SHOULD BE A MUCH WINDIER DAY MAKING FIRES HARDER TO
CONTROL AS SOME GUSTS COULD BE OVER 35 MPH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL AT 1 PM TO OVER 5000 FT AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AT 8 PM TO LESS THAN 250 FT BY 11 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 BY 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT BY 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY TO 8100 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 34 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110426.REAL_.01/GID