FNUS73 KGID 261358
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRWIN  PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
758 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH VARIABLE
SKY COVER. VERY LATE IN THE DAY TODAY AND INTO THIS
EVENING...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW CREEPING IN
FROM THE EAST. CURRENTLY SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES...BUT NOT FAR TO THE WEST SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLEAR. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
DAY...WHICH WILL REMAINING NORTHWESTERLY AND TOP OUT IN SPEED
BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON LOOK TO TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 30S...WITH ACCOMPANYING
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 70 AND 75
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF VERY LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2900 FT
x09x09    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF VERY
                    LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.

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FORECASTER...ADO
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130226.KIRWI.01/GID