FNUS73 KGID 281303
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
803 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY...RESULTING IN MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND SEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY NORTHWESTERLY
AND OCCASIONALLY BREEZY...GUSTING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. MUCH STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ANTICIPATED IN THE
AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL BE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT...AND
COOLER WEATHER OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 8500 FT
                    AGL MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 300
                    FT AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.CENTR.01/GID