FNUS73 KGID 010934
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
434 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS AT THE BURN LOCATION COULD BE A BIT DIFFICULT
TO PIN DOWN BECAUSE THEY WILL LIKELY BECOME LIGHT.  THEY SHOULD START
FROM A WEST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION...BUT WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
THIS AFTERNOON.  MIXING WILL BE GOOD WITH MIXING HEIGHTS RISING QUICKLY
THIS MORNING.  MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND IGNITION TIME WILL BE NEAR 1000 FT
AGL...AND THEY WILL APPROACH 4000 FT AGL BY NOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL EARLY...BUT RISING TO 7700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BUT FALLING
                    TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 AGL IN THE MORNING...BUT RISING TO 9700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110501.KIRWI.01/GID