FNUS73 KGID 091128
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN ARCRES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
528 AM CST WED JAN 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS
TODAY. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BREEZES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY...WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 40S IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH UPPER 40S OVER
BARE GROUND. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN NEAR 300 FT AGL THROUGHOUT
MUCH OF THE DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 50 TO
60 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SHIFT
ACROSS THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WHICH WILL BRING
A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32 NEAR 12 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MUCH COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS AROUND 30.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DRAHOTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130109.GREEN.01/GID