FNUS73 KGID 201810 FWSGID SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RANCH...PRRIP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 110 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1240 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIGHT ON TOP OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL YIELD NEARLY CALM WINDS THROUGH 3 OR 4 PM. BY 6 PM...WINDS WILL HAVE TURNED TO THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 8 MPH AND CONTINUE SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SKY'S WILL BE SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BE SEASONAL NORMALS BUT VERY LOW DEWPOINTS WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. DEWPOINT WILL RISE THE TEENS AS WINDS TURN TO THE SOUTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NEARLY CALM WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH AROUND 3-4 PM. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......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. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL. 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...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 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. $$ FORECASTER...NWS/MORITZ REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.COTTO.01/GID