FNUS73 KGID 261014
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY JACK COMPLEX RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
514 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THIS MORNING AS AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. SOUTHERLY
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AROUND IGNITION TIME WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH
AS 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RELAX UNTIL AFTER SUNSET...WHEN AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT/DRY LINE BRINGS A CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
NEAR THE BURN SITE DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.
WITH DRY AIR EXPECTED TO SETTLE IN ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84 AT 4 PM CDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT 4 PM CDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH AROUND IGNITION TIME...SHIFTING AND BECOMING SOUTH
AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 AT 7 AM CDT...INCREASING TO NEAR 4000 FT
AGL BY 4 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45 AT 6 AM CDT.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT BY 6 AM CDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 4000 FT AGL DURING THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS...RAPIDLY DECREASING TO NEAR 300 FT AGL DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74 AT 4 PM CDT.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT AT 4 PM CDT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AROUND SUNRISE...INCREASING TO NEAR
4000 FT BY 4 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 23 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR MEMMOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.HAPPY.01/GID