FNUS73 KGID 121307
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESEMAN WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
707 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON DECEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OVERCAST SKIES AND LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY OR RISE A
COUPLE OF DEGREES THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS
EXPECTED TO BE JUST UNDER 40 DEGREES AT THE BURN SITE. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THE REMAINING
SNOW COVER CONTINUES TO MELT...GENERALLY IN THE 80 TO 90 PERCENT
RANGE. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY...WITH LITTLE
IN THE WAY OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT THIS MORNING...FALLING TO
                    AROUND 80 PERCENT BY 4 PM CST.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
MORNING SHIFTING WESTERLY AND BECOMING LIGHT BY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...RISING TO NEAR
                    1500 FT AGL BY 4 PM CST.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 1200 FT AGL AT 6 PM CST...FALLING
                    TO 300 AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN OR
                    LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......HOVERING NEAR 300 FT AGL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111212.WESEM.01/GID