FNUS73 KGID 251119
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY JACK COMPLEX RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
619 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS AND SOME PATCHY FOG WILL PERSIST AT THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS AS AN AREA OF STRATUS CONTINUES TO
SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. THIS WILL MAINTAIN HIGH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 90 AND 100 PERCENT THROUGH AT LEAST 10
AM CDT...BEFORE SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR AND TEMPERATURES WARM INTO
THE 70S BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND MAINLY
NORTHERLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE SHIFTING AND
BECOMING SOUTHERLY BY AFTERNOON. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WITH
WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) BY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....CLIMBING TO NEAR 79 BY 4 PM CDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT 4 PM CDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO
NEAR 5000 FT AGL BY 4 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....FALLING TO NEAR 53 BY 6 AM CDT.
MAX HUMIDITY........RISING TO 91 PERCENT BY 6 AM CDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DURING THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS...FALLING TO NEAR 300 FEET AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81 AT 4 PM CDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM CDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT 7 AM CDT...INCREASING TO AROUND
3800 FT AGL BY 4 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.

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

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR MEMMOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120325.HAPPY.01/GID