FNUS73 KGID 301319
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
819 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT TO WEST SOUTHWEST BY IGNITION TIME...BEFORE TURNING WEST
BY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR
WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 MILES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
BURN SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING WITH
SUNSET. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S
THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 80 PERCENT
THIS MORNING DECREASING TO NEAR 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 2200 FT
            AGL BY IGNITION TIME...AND EVENTUALLY TO 8100 FT AGL
                    BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 7300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 300
                    FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 10700 FT
                    AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.MONDAY...MUCH COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70.
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120330.CENTR.01/GID