FNUS73 KGID 241144
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
644 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT MAINLY SUNNY SKIES AND HOT CONDITIONS TODAY.
WINDS SHOULD START OUT WEST SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING AND THEN SWITCH
TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE
BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH THIS MORNING AND A BIT LIGHTER AT 5 TO 10 MPH
DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD BECOME VARIABLE BY THE
MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO
                    13200 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL BEFORE SUNSET DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT SUNRISE INCREASING TO
                    5400 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...NOT AS WARM. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S.

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FORECASTER...EWALD
REQUESTED BY...DAVID
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.CENTR.01/GID