978  
FNUS73 KGID 191017  
FWSGID  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA FIRE SCHOOL 2025...NEMA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
517 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MAY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE EAST TO SOUTH THROUGH MID  
MORNING THEN SWITCH TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST BY/DURING THE  
AFTERNOON. WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND  
10-15 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10-20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.  
WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY AND WILL  
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH. SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS  
EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 50% BOTH TODAY  
AND TOMORROW.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14  
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........97 99 92 84 77 67 58 48 45 41 38 39  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
TEMP............59 61 62 63 66 70 71 74 75 78 78 78  
RH..............100 100 97 97 87 76 71 64 60 54 52 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.8 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.7 4.6 5.4 5.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 18 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 15 15  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........40 42 52 62 71 73 74 75 74 74 73 74  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............76 75 70 64 60 58 55 53 51 50 47 46  
RH..............52 52 57 65 72 72 74 74 77 74 79 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 24 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 17 23 23 22 23 22 21 22 23 24  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 37  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 35  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........75 76 71 66 62 63 65 67 66 66 66 59  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 45 46 51 53 56 58 59 60 61 62 62  
RH..............82 79 79 66 64 59 57 57 55 51 50 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 17 17 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 26 28 30 31 32 35 36 37 37 37 36  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 2.5 2.9 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 24 29 30 31 31 31 32 33 35 35 35  
 
 
FORECASTER...SCHULDT  
REQUESTED BY...DAVE REISEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2514173.2/GID  
.DELDT 05/19/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVE.REISEN@NEBRASKA.GOV  
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