FNUS73 KGID 280933
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
433 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES AND SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT THE
BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ESTABLISHES
ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...GUSTING
TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS...GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS
40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2000 FT AGL AT 10 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR
8000 FT AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700O FT AGL AT 8 PM...DECREASING TO LESS THAN
500 FEET AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 27 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.KIRWI.01/GID