FNUS73 KGID 131155
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
655 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DECREASING CLOUDS AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE
BURN SITE TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 50% ARE EXPECTED AT 11
AM...DECREASING TO NEAR 30% BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. A TEMPERATURE
IN THE LOW 60S CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AT 11 AM...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S CURRENTLY FORECAST. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE
WEST...GENERALLY IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE...THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BUT
MAY TRANSITION TO MORE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS AT 11 AM ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 3000FT
AGL...BUT INCREASE TO BETWEEN 7500 AND 8000FT AGL BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 600 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 3000 FT AGL BY 11 AM...AND MAXING OUT AT
                    AROUND 7700 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 AT 7 AM SATURDAY.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AT 7 AM SATURDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 7700 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO NEAR 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM SATURDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 AT 5 PM SATURDAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT 5 PM SATURDAY.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STARTING NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM SATURDAY...INCREASING
                    TO NEAR 9700 FT AGL BY 5 PM SATURDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S.

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FORECASTER...BRYANT
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120413.KIRWI.01/GID