FNUS73 KGID 151322
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE DARR...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
822 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE DAY TODAY...BUT IN GENERAL
THE WIND DIRECTION SHOULD FAVOR A NORTHWEST DIRECTION AT IGNITION TIME
AND A NORTHERLY DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON.  PLEASE NOTE THAT WINDS MAY
SHIFT NORTHEAST OR EASTERLY TOWARD EVENING.  THE BURN SITE IS ON THE
PERIPHERY OF A LOW CLOUD DECK THIS MORNING...HOWEVER CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED
TO ERODE BY MID TO LATE MORNING.  MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD EXCEED 4000 FT
AGL THIS AFTERNOON AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN GENERAL SHOULD
AVERAGE 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
   4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 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.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
   300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
   5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
17 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.CENTR.01/GID