FNUS73 KGID 121407
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR VFD TRAINING  CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
907 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 CDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON IN WAKE OF THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. WITH AMPLE
SUNSHINE AND GOOD MIXING EXPECTED DURING THE DAY...AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30
PERCENT JUST BEFORE IGNITION TIME...AND SLOWLY IMPROVE
THEREAFTER. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
OVERNIGHT...BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING DURING
THE DAY ON TUESDAY. DUE TO THESE BREEZY WINDS AND EXPECTED LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FOR AREAS WEST OF THE BURN AREA...BUT WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED
FOR ANY CHANGES IN EXPECTED FORECAST CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72 AROUND 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM. 20-FOOT
WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 5100
FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL DURING THE
LATE EVENING HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 17 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AROUND 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 9700
FT AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120312.VFDTR.01/GID