FNUS73 KGID 251414
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
814 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES OR A VERY LIGHT DUSTING OF
SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE TODAY...THE CHANCES OF ANYTHING MORE THAN
THIS IS VERY SLIM. OTHERWISE...WINDS TODAY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
OUT OF THE NORTH...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20
MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 25 TO POSSIBLY 30 MPH. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL HOLD WAY UP AROUND 80
PERCENT...AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL TOP OUT SLIGHTLY OVER 2000 FT
AGL. SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION COULD MOVE BACK INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT...BUT AFTER THAT PRECIPITATION CHANCES THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK ARE PRETTY MUCH NIL. DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE IN THE 30S...AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ON TUESDAY WILL AGAIN STAY QUITE HIGH...ONLY
BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 70 PERCENT. WINDS TUESDAY WILL AVERAGE FROM
THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY
                    LIGHT SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25-30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16 NEAR 8 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT NEAR 8 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING FROM AROUND 2200 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    TO AROUND 400 FT AGL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34 NEAR 3 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT NEAR 3 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING FROM AROUND 400 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    TO AROUND 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S.

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FORECASTER...NWS/PFANNKUCH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130225.KIRWI.01/GID