FNUS73 KGID 041415
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
815 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0851 CST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY...WITH PLENTY
IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE. LOOKING AT THE WINDS...CURRENTLY SEEING LIGHT
WESTERLY WINDS IN THE AREA...BUT HAVE ALSO AT TIMES BEEN LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN EITHER DIRECTION OR SPEED IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY...BUT AS WE GET INTO LATER THIS MORNING
AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY. SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO TOP OUT NEAR 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST AROUND
                    5 TO 10 MPH...AND WILL AT TIMES BE LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE. THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON
                    HOURS...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
                    SOUTHWESTERLY...WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INREASING TO NEAR 500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 3 ABOVE NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY MID EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......STEADY NEAR 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.

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FORECASTER...ADO
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130104.KIRWI.01/GID