FNUS73 KGID 011328
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
828 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY...BEFORE CHANCES
FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION INCREASE TONIGHT.  A COLD FRONT HAS ALREADY
PASSED THE BURN SITE...WITH CURRENT WINDS FROM A NORTHWEST DIRECTION
AT 10 TO 15 MPH.  WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH DURING THE DAY...AND
MAY TREND TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.  WIND SPEEDS WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS
NEAR 20 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.  THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT.
CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW INCREASE MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND EVEN STRONGER
WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER WILL ACCOMPANY THE PRECIPITATION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BY THE TIME
THE SYSTEM DEPARTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL
     BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 20 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 300 FT
     AGL BY 6 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 29 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN OR SNOW IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6500 FT
     AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 32 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.CENTR.01/GID