FNUS73 KGID 141437
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
937 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE TROUGH CROSSING THE CENTRAL PLAINS HAS SWITCHED WINDS TO
A NORTHWEST DIRECTION THIS MORNING.  SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD SOUTH FROM THE DAKOTAS AND WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM A NORTHERLY
DIRECTION INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY EVENING.  THE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE
FORECAST THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL
   BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 4800 FT
   AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.CENTR.01/GID