FNUS73 KGID 011201
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
701 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN
TEMPERATURES...BUT BEHIND THE FRONT THERE ARE NORTHWEST WINDS
AND MUCH DRIER AIR. AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE THAT MOVES
ACROSS AND BRINGS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE TO THE EAST LATE TONIGHT. THE
FRONT HANGS UP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT...AND LINGERS
INTO WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AND THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THIS WAVE THE
FRONT FINALLY PUSHES TO THE SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND
                    2300 FT AGL AT 10 AM AND TO 4200 FT AGL BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15200 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120501.KIRWI.01/GID