FNUS73 KGID 201453
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
953 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN TODAY WITH
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TODAY.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...UNDER 10 MPH...
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AROUND IGNITION TIME...THEN WINDS WILL SLOWLY SWITCH
AROUND TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND INCREASE WITH WIND GUSTS TO
25 MPH.  LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND IT WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.  THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW AND
                    LIGHT SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 21 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS /OAX
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130320.CENTR.01/GID