FNUS73 KGID 091300
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
800 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY.
AS A RESULT...LIGHT WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL BE NEAR 30 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME TO NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
QUITE LOW THIS AFTERNOON...WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT REACH CRITERIA.
THEREFORE...A RED FLAG ADVISORY WILL NOT BE ISSUED...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 3200
                    FT AGL BY IGNITION TIME...AND EVENTUALLY TO NEAR 6200
                    FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 6200 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 4000 FT
                    AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.CENTR.01/GID