FNUS73 KGID 011454
FWSGID

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OUTSIDE OF AN ISOLATED CHANCE OF A FEW FLURRIES OR A
SNOW SHOWER THIS MORNING...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE
AREA WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ON THE EDGE OF THE PRIMARY AREA OF
CLOUDS...SO SKY COVER WILL BE VARIABLE...EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH MORE SUN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AS FAR
AS WINDS GO...NOT EXPECTING ANY SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN DIRECTION OR
SPEEDS. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTH/NORTHWESTERLY...WITH SPEEDS
GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO CLOSER TO 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH ALSO POSSIBLE. THE
MORE SUNSHINE THERE IS THIS AFTERNOON...THE BETTER THE CHANCE OF
SEEING THOSE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. TEMPERATURES LOOKING TO TOP OUT
IN THE MID 30S...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDTY VALUES FALLING INTO
THE LOW TO MID 60 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 15
                    MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH POSSIBLE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16 NEAR 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT NEAR 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45 NEAR 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.THURSDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 60.

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FORECASTER...ADO
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130301.KIRWI.01/GID