FNUS73 KGID 271341
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTRAL PLATTE...CENTRAL PLATTE NRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
841 AM CDT WED MAR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE OUTLOOK AREA REMAINS SITUATED BETWEEN AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO
THE EAST AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO THE WEST. AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE
SHIFTED THROUGH THE PLAINS THIS MORNING WHICH RESULTED IN SOME SPRINKLES
TO LIGHT FLURRIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. AS THIS
DISTURBANCE SHIFTS EASTWARD...EXPECT A DRY FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE WILL
CREATE LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO EAST BREEZES AROUND 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 40S IN
MOST LOCATIONS. MIXING HEIGHTS NEAR THE BURN SITE WILL RANGE FROM
NEAR 500 FT AGL THIS MORNING TO 3700 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.  RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 90 PERCENT THIS MORNING TO NEAR 50
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. NEXT CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL COME LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SWEEPS THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 600 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 3700 FT
                    AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24 AT 7 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT AT 7 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 3500 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL BY 7 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 AT 4 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT 4 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 300 FT AGL AROUND 7 AM INCREASING TO 5000 FT
                    AGL BY 4 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...MUCH COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130327.CENTR.01/GID