FNUS73 KGID 091408
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRINGER WEST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
808 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........BETWEEN 15 TO 20 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4400
                    FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL DURING THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...WARMER. 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 IN THE LOWER 70S.
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...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120309.SPRIN.01/GID