FNUS73 KGID 041832
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRRIP ELM CREEK COMPLEX...PLATTE RIVER RECOVER PROG. (DOI/BOR)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
132 PM CDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH PUSHED ACROSS THE BURN SITE EARLIER TODAY
AND EXPECT LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS IN ITS WAKE. WHILE HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...OVERALL...MOSTLY
SUNNY CONDITIONS AND GOOD MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED. WITH MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES AND GOOD MIXING...EXPECT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TO
CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE 60S AND FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BOTTOM
OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
NOT LONG AFTER SUNRISE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....UPPER 50S AT IGNITIONS TIME...INCREASING TO AROUND
                    65 BY 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 40 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME...FALLING TO
                    BELOW 30 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AT 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 3800 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...INCREASING
                    TO NEAR 5200 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER 60S DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...
                    FALLING TO AROUND 36 BY 7 AM FRIDAY MORNING.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 30 PERCENT DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS
                    INCREASING TO NEAR 100 PERCENT BY 7 AM
                    FRIDAY MORNING.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 4600 FT AGL DURING THE EVENING HOURS...FALLING
                    FALLING TO NEAR 300 FT AGL BY 7 AM FRIDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT BY 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 300 FT AGL AT 7 AM...INCREASING TO NEAR
                    6100 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...COOLER. CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.

$$
FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.PRRIP.01/GID