FNUS73 KGID 011510
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
910 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 CST ON FEBRUARY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESS WAS LOCATED OVER MISSOURI THIS MORNING...WITH WEAK LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE DAKOTA'S. THIS WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER
THE BURN AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO BETWEEN 20 AND
25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT INTO THE GULF COAST
STATES...WITH THE LOW TRACKING THROUGH NEBRASKA TONIGHT. IF THE
BURN LASTS INTO TONIGHT...THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW
WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.

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FORECASTER...JEFF HALBLAUB
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130201.KIRWI.01/GID