FNUS73 KGID 061407
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
807 AM CST TUE DEC 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
OBVIOUSLY STARTING OUT VERY COLD THIS MORNING WITH WIND CHILLS
NEAR -20. BY LATE MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE BACK ABOVE
ZERO...WITH THE ACTUAL HIGH TEMPERATURE THIS AFTERNOON RISING TO
AROUND 22. WIND-WISE...SPEEDS WILL AVERAGE NO MORE THAN 5-10 MPH
TODAY...BUT GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM WESTERLY THIS MORNING TO MORE
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL TOP OUT AROUND 1400 FT AGL. LOOKING AHEAD TO
TOMORROW...A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL TURN WINDS NORTHWESTERLY WITH
SPEEDS AVERAGING 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING BEFORE SLACKENING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING FROM NEAR 300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...TO
AROUND 1400 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH...GRADUALLY SHIFTING SOUTHWEST.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 8 ABOVE NEAR 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT NEAR 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/PFANNKUCH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111206.KIRWI.01/GID