791  
FNUS73 KGID 161323  
FWSGID  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE DOG PILE RX...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
823 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON JULY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
STEADY 10-15 MPH WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GUSTING AS HIGH AS 20 MPH  
FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST TO NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION TODAY AND  
TONIGHT. WINDS FOR THURSDAY WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHTER END (<15  
MPH) AND PIVOTING EASTWARD TO SOUTHEAST LATER IN THE DAY.  
PRECIPITATION CHANCES MOST OF THE DAY TODAY REMAIN NEAR 0% WITH AN  
OVERNIGHT 50-55% STORM CHANCE NO EARLIER THAN 8PM, THOUGH LIKELY  
NO LATER THAN 5AM. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO  
DROP BELOW 75% TODAY. OTHERWISE, CONDITIONS BEHIND LAST NIGHTS  
COLD FRONT REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE  
MID TO UPPER 70S.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........85 89 92 89 86 83 83 84 84 76  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............65 67 68 69 71 72 73 73 74 74  
RH..............95 93 92 90 84 84 81 81 79 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 22 21 21 23 23 23 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 15 15 15 14 13 14 14  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........68 60 65 70 75 82 88 95 93 91 89 92  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............73 72 71 68 65 64 63 62 62 61 60 59  
RH..............81 84 84 87 93 93 97 97 93 97 96 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE N N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 23 23 23 23 22 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.7 2.3 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N NE N NE NE N N NE N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 18 20 20 20 17 15 15 16 15  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........96 99 95 76 69 58 56 54 57 61 64 60  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
TEMP............59 58 59 60 63 65 67 69 70 71 72 73  
RH..............96 96 96 93 84 81 78 73 71 71 68 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.5 M 3.6 M  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE M SE M  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 14 13 9 9 8 8 M 7 M  
 
 
FORECASTER...STUMP  
REQUESTED BY...GARRETT UECKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2518109.0/GID  
.DELDT 07/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GARRETT_UECKER@FWS.GOV  
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