FNUS73 KGID 161349
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR FUNK HQ...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
849 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY...CREATING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE
CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
MILES PER HOUR. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO A WEST WIND BY
ABOUT 6 OR 7 PM...BEFORE CONTINUING TO A SOUTH WIND BY MIDNIGHT.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 58 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 60 PERCENT AT
IGNITION TIME BEFORE DECREASING TO NEAR 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHTS AT IGNITION TIME WILL RANGE AROUND 3800 FT
AGL...INCREASING TO NEAR 6000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 3800
                    FT AGL BY IGNITION TIME...EVENTUALLY INCREASING TO
                    NEAR 6000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 3400 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO NEAR
                    300 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR 9200
                    FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120416.FUNKH.01/GID