FNUS73 KGID 031420
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
820 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON JANUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER EASTERN COLORADO TODAY.
WINDS WILL BE INITIALLY FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT IGNITION TIME...
AND BECOME WEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL BE AT OR BELOW 10
MPH. MORNING CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT THE TEMPERATURE RISE AND
EXPANSION OF THE MIXING LAYER THIS MORNING. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE
AFTER MIDDAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW THE MIXING LAYER TO RAPIDLY
EXPAND...ALTHOUGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL NOT BE OVERLY HIGH TODAY.
HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH MUCH UNTIL AFTER
12 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31 AT 3PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT 3PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 0 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 1600
                    FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 2 BELOW AT 7AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT AT 7AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34 AT 3PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT 3PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130103.KIRWI.01/GID