FNUS73 KGID 071358
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN ISLAND PILE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
758 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SHIFTS NORTHWARD OF THE
PLAINS THIS MORNING...EXPECT A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO ALSO
TRAVERSE THE PLAINS TODAY. AS A RESULT...EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS THIS MORNING TO SHIFT SOUTHWESTERLY BY MID MORNING...TO
EVENTUALLY THE NORTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 10 MILES PER HOUR BY EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
DECREASING AGAIN BY NIGHTFALL. WITH THIS SYSTEM...THERE REMAINS A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR FLURRIES OR ICE PELLETS THIS MORNING BEFORE
TRANSITIONING INTO LIGHT SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS
NEAR 400 FT BY IGNITION TIME WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 3200 FT BY
AFTERNOON. LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO NEAR 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SPRINKLES THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING FROM 300 FT AGL THIS MORNING TO 3200
                    FT AGL BY THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING FROM 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON TO
                    300 FT AGL BY EARLY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING FROM 300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING TO 4900
                    FT AGL BY THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
14 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121207.KIRWI.01/GID