FNUS73 KGID 021137 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 637 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS...HOWEVER THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED IN NATURE WITH RAIN AMOUNTS NOT LIKELY EXCEEDING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. LIGHT AND VARIABLE SURFACE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL EVENTUALLY STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH/NORTHEAST AT 5-15 MPH BY IGNITION TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AROUND 5 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AROUND 5 PM. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 300 FT AGL...RISING TO NEAR 8200 FT AGL BY 5 PM THIS EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 AROUND 7 AM TUESDAY. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM TUESDAY. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 8200 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM TUESDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 AROUND 5 PM TUESDAY. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AROUND 5 PM TUESDAY. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM TUESDAY...RISING TO NEAR 8900 FT AGL BY 5 PM TUESDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. $$ FORECASTER...BRYANT REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110502.PETER.01/GID