FNUS73 KGID 131443 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR WESMAN WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 843 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDY SKIES WILL ACCOMPANY CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE TODAY. A FEW ISOLATED SLICK SPOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS FROM LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING...HOWEVER THESE SLICK SPOTS SHOULD DISSIPATE AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE MORNING. SLOWLY RISING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE UPPER 30S. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 5-15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FREEZING FOG AND AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING...THEN AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN...PATCHY DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AND AREAS OF DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 38 BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 90 PERCENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38 EARLY THIS EVENING. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44 BY LATE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 90 PERCENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 300 FT AGL AROUND SUNRISE...RISING TO NEAR 1800 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. $$ FORECASTER...BRYANT REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111213.WESMA.01/GID