FNUS73 KGID 241308
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
808 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WILL SEE DRY CONDITIONS WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE
THROUGH THE DAY...WITH THE PRIMARY CONCERN LYING WITH WINDS AND
POTENTIAL LACK OF. TEMPERATURES THROUGH MIDDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH INTO THE 60S...WITH DEWPOINTS CLIMBING INTO THE LOW 40S.
WIND OBSERVATION AT THE CLOSEST OBSERVATION SITE...ORD...IS
CURRENTLY CALM...WITH OTHER NEIGHBORING SITES HAVING A GENERALLY
W/SWRLY COMPONENT BUT LIGHT SPEEDS. OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...INTO
THE EARLY AFTERNOON...NOT EXPECTING TO SEE A LOT OF CHANGE. A WEAK
SURFACE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE
BURN SITE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH LOOKS TO LEAD TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR VARYING WIND DIRECTION...AND WILL BE DEPENDENT ON
THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE BOUNDARY. SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT
NEAR 10 MPH...AND THAT WOULD LIKELY BE MORE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...WITH LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS PRIOR.

THERE IS MORE CERTAINTY WITH WINDS FOR SUNDAY...WHICH WILL BE
SOUTHERLY...WITH SPEEDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE AND OCCASIONALLY
HIGHER GUSTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 4600 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY MID EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4700 FT
                    AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
14 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120324.CENTR.01/GID