FNUS73 KGID 291241
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR JEFFREY ISLAND...CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
741 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 (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR
                    1100 FT AGL BY IGNITION TIME...AND EVENTUALLY
                    TO NEAR 6200 FT AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 AT 7 AM FRIDAY.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT 7 AM FRIDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 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...KENT ADEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.JEFFR.01/GID