FNUS73 KGID 101319
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE NRD...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
819 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO LOWER 60S. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL START THE DAY AT AROUND 300 FT AGL...CLIMBING TO NEAR
2500 FT AGL BY 11 AM...AND MAXING OUT AT 5000 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL START NEAR 65% THIS MORNING...FALLING
TO NEAR 25% BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE
EAST/SOUTHEAST MOST OF THE DAY...RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36 AT 7 AM WEDNESDAY.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT 7 AM WEDNESDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
13 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...EWALD
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.CENTR.01/GID