FNUS73 KGID 201419
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAUSCHER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
919 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WIND WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH TODAY AND FAIRLY
LIGHT. HOWEVER...BY EARLY EVENING EXPECT THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO
SHIFT TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION AND EVENTUALLY BECOME SOUTHERLY
BY LATE EVENING. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN FORECAST AREA SATURDAY MORNING AND EXIT OUR
SOUTHEASTERN CWA BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL SHIFT
TO SOUTHWEST JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND
THE FRONT. THE WIND COULD BE ESPECIALLY BREEZY BEHIND THE FRONT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT OVERALL DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS ALTHOUGH THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
A WEAK LIGHT RAIN SHOWER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    BY NOON AND TO 7300 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40 AT 7AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT AT 7AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
                    TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 23 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE WINTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.RAUSC.01/GID