FNUS73 KGID 201513
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1013 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 (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW AND
                    LIGHT SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS /OAX
REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130320.CENTR.02/GID