FNUS73 KGID 011245 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR FUNK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 645 AM CST WED FEB 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON FEBRUARY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL EVENTUALLY GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY OR PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S AS AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL INTO THE 25%-30% RANGE. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT 5-15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT AROUND 4 PM. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 3200 FT AGL BY 4 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 3200 FT AGL AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY...LOWERING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM THURSDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 AROUND 4 PM THURSDAY. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM THURSDAY. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 300 FT AGL AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY...CLIMBING TO NEAR 2500 FT AGL BY 4 PM THURSDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH SNOW WITH RAIN LIKELY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. .SATURDAY...SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 22 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS AROUND 30. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. $$ FORECASTER...BRYANT/SALTZMAN REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120201.FUNK_.01/GID