FNUS73 KGID 071207
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MACON SOUTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
707 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS AS
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW REMAINS THE PRIMARY FEATURE IN THE UPPER
LEVELS...WITH ANY DISTURBANCES LOOKING TO HOLD OFF ANY PRECIPITATION
CHANCES UNTIL TONIGHT. SKIES THROUGH THE DAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE
PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY
REACHING INTO THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 DEGREES AND MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20 PERCENT
RANGE BY MID AFTERNOON. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP WINDS ON
THE NORTHERLY TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE SIDE EARLY THIS
MORNING...WITH A GRADUALLY CHANGE TO MORE E/NE WINDS NEAR
MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS
INCREASING TO NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING GRADUALLY
                    BECOMING EAST...THEN SOUTHEAST TOWARD MIDDAY AND
                    INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUSTAINED SPEEDS ARE
                    EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO NEAR 15 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4400 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...NOT AS WARM. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/ADO
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110507.MACON.01/GID