FNUS73 KGID 291300
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR FUNK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
800 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PATCHY DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF AROUND MID
MORNING NEAR THE IGNITION SITE. LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHEAST BY IGNITION TIME. BY 1 PM...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES
THROUGH THE REGION...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH NORTH
WEST...INCREASING TO NEAR 15 MILES PER HOUR BEFORE DECREASING WITH
SUNSET. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO INTO THE LOWER
70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 60 TO 70 PERCENT AT
IGNITION TIME BEFORE DROPPING TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE REMAINS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE BOUNDARY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 1000 FT AGL
                    BY IGNITION TIME...AND EVENTUALLY TO NEAR 6800 FT AGL BY
    4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 4900 FT AGL BY 7 PM...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
    BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 9400 FT
                    AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.FUNK_.01/GID