FNUS73 KGID 111341
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARVARD...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
841 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BECOME CLOUDY BY MID MORNING. IT SHOULD BE
MAINLY DRY TODAY WITH THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
INCREASING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL START OFF AROUND 1300 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 2200
FT AGL BY 11 AM...AND THEN REACH 3500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL START NEAR 50% THIS MORNING...FALLING
TO NEAR 30% BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH SHOULD
BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40 AT 7 AM THURSDAY.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT AT 7 AM THURSDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 19 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 AT 5 PM THURSDAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT 5 PM THURSDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 21 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S.

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FORECASTER...EWALD
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.HARVA.01/GID