FNUS73 KGID 181326
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWLARK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
826 AM CDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE INITIALLY THIS MORNING UNTIL
A COOL FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES FURTHER SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE LOCATION.
AT IGNITION TIME...WINDS WILL BE FROM A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AND
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A GENERAL EASTERLY COMPONENT
AND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING.  WINDS WILL PRIMARILY REMAIN FROM A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION TONIGHT
...BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE TOWARD THURSDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER
COOL FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES.  CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXIST
TONIGHT...MAINLY AFTER DARK IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL
   BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
  BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
    4800 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.MEADO.01/GID