FNUS73 KGID 181425
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
825 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WIND WILL BE LIGHT TODAY AND AT TIMES VARIABLE. THE PREVAILING
WIND DIRECTION WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH AT LESS THAN 10 MPH.
HOWEVER...THE WIND MAY BE ALMOST CALM AT TIMES WITH A LIGHT BREEZE
OF LESS THAN 5 MPH OCCASIONALLY COMING FROM ABOUT ANY DIRECTION.
THE MIXING HEIGHT AT 8 AM WILL ONLY BE AROUND 300 FT BUT WILL
INCREASE TO 600 FT BY 11 AM AND 1500 FT AT ITS MAX HEIGHT AROUND 3
PM. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL COME THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY
MORNING RESULTING IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THAT COULD GUST TO 30
MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 AT 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AT 8 AM - 1500 FT AGL AT 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL OR LESS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40 AT NOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT NOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT IN THE MORNING - 1700 FT AGL BY 2 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111118.CENTR.01/GID