FNUS73 KGID 091149
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
649 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY.
AS A RESULT...EAST WINDS TO EAST NORTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 50 PERCENT NEAR IGNITION TIME TO
NEAR 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 700 FT
    AGL BY IGNITION TIME...AND EVENTUALLY TO NEAR 7200
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 300
                    FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 900 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 4000
                    FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...COOLER...CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.THURSDAY...WARMER. CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.KIRWI.01/GID