FNUS73 KGID 081246
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARK WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
646 AM CST THU DEC 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDY SKIES WILL PERSIST TODAY AS SNOWFALL OVERTAKES THE
AREA LATER THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION OF 1-2 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST AT THE BURN SITE.
CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL KEEP THE TEMPERATURE DOWN TODAY AS HIGH
TEMPERATURES STRUGGLE INTO THE 20S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN
QUITE HIGH...GENERALLY IN THE 80% TO NEAR 100% RANGE. SURFACE WINDS WILL
REMAIN FROM THE NORTH/NORTHEAST TODAY...AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 80 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...RISING TO NEAR
                    1600 FT AGL BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND PATCHY
                    LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 12 AT 7 AM FRIDAY.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 1600 FT AGL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING
                    TO NEAR 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM FRIDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26 AT 4 PM FRIDAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 75 PERCENT AT 4 PM FRIDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM FRIDAY...RISING TO NEAR
                    700 FT AGL BY 4 PM FRIDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.

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FORECASTER...BRYANT
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111208.CLARK.01/GID