FNUS73 KGID 241053
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIPHON RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
553 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS AND SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE TODAY AS
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL NEAR THE BURN SITE LATE IN THE DAY...BUT IS
FORECAST TO STALL JUST NORTHWEST OF THE AREA DURING THE EVENING
HOURS...HAVING LITTLE IMPACT ON WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE BURN
SITE. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...AS AN
AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES TO OUR WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CLIMBING TO NEAR 80 BY 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........FALLING TO NEAR 32 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT 8 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 4500 FT
AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44 BY 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........INCREASING TO NEAR 100 PERCENT BY 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DURING THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS...FALLING TO NEAR 300 FT AGL BY SUNRISE.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....INCREASING TO NEAR 80 BY 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........FALLING TO AROUND 36 PERCENT BY 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT 8 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 4400
FT AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.

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

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...MEMMOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120324.SIPHO.01/GID