FNUS73 KGID 091416
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
816 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA FOR
TODAY...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY...SPEEDS THIS MORNING ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH AND MAY BE VARIABLE AT TIMES
EARLY ON...AND TOWARD MIDDAY AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 60S...WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE TO SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH
                    THIS MORNING...WITH SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL DURING THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING 3600 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120309.CENTR.01/GID