FNUS73 KGID 031147
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCMURTRY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
647 AM CDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL
MAINTAIN MOSTLY SUNNY SKY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. WITH THIS DRY AND WARM
AIRMASS IN PLACE...EXPECT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PLUMMET TO NEAR
20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON IN A SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW OF 10 TO 15
MPH. CONTINUED DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR
BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BUT WITH INCREASING WINDS...DANGEROUS
FIRE WEATHER AND BURNING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 AROUND 3 PM CDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM CDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...GUSTING TO AS HIGH
                    AS 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT 7 AM CDT...INCREASING TO 3300 FT
                    AGL BY 3 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 AROUND 6 AM CDT.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT 6 AM CDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT 8 PM...DECREASING TO NEAR 300 FT
                    AGL BY 6 AM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 AROUND 3 PM CDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM CDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT 7 AM CDT...INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL
                    BY 3 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 19 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.MCMUR.01/GID