FNUS73 KGID 021428
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAIN WATER BASIN RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
928 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  WINDS WILL BE
FAIRLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.  ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THIS RIDGE...WINDS WILL BE FROM A SOUTH DIRECTION TODAY...AND
WILL BACK SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.  WIND SPEEDS
WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 15 MPH...AND AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO
INCREASE TO OVER 5000 FT AGL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL
  BY 5 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
  BY 6 AM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DUNLAP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.RAINW.01/GID