FNUS73 KGID 051746
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1146 AM CST SAT JAN 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1150 CST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF
TODAY...TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY.  THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON WILL
BRING SUNNY SKIES...AND REALLY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVER IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  LOOKING AT THE WINDS...A
SURFACE TROUGH AXIS CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY EAST ACROSS THE
REGION...AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON.  SUSTAINED SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT BETWEEN 10 AND
15 MPH...BUT OCCASIONAL GUSTS CLOSER TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
LITTLE MIXING POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...NO DRASTIC CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION
ARE EXPECTED...BUT WITH TIME WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY...WITH
SPEEDS CLOSER TO 5 TO 10 MPH. DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON
SUNDAY...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY...AND BY
EVENING IS FORECAST TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH.  SPEEDS NEAR 10 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE FORECAST TO TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 30S...WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS ONCE AGAIN DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.  SUNDAYS
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO TODAY...IN THE LOWER 30S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 ABOVE NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS AROUND 40. LIGHT
WINDS.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S.

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FORECASTER...ADO
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130105.KIRWI.02/GID