852  
FNUS73 KGID 161427  
FWSGID  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARLAN COUNTY...USACE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
927 AM CDT WED APR 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TODAY WILL BE WARM AND DRY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S  
AND HUMIDITY AROUND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. FORTUNATELY, WINDS  
REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT (5-15 MPH)...SLOWLY TURNING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY  
THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.  
 
A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT, BUT MOST  
LOCATIONS IN THE HARLAN COUNTY AREA WILL REMAIN DRY.  
 
THURSDAY WILL BE WINDIER. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  
GUST TO THE 20-30 MPH RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING  
TO THE NORTHWEST AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES  
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 12 12 6 4 6 17 43  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 64 71 76 81 83 85 85  
RH..............49 40 33 28 23 20 18 16  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 16 16 16 16 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.9 4.7 8.4 9.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 8 10 12 13 15 17 18  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........44 41 49 57 61 79 85 88 65 44 25 30  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
TEMP............85 83 77 69 65 65 64 63 62 61 58 56  
RH..............16 18 22 29 38 46 53 61 61 63 73 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S SE SE S S S S SE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 13 12 14 16 17 14 12 14 12 12 14  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 14  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 33 27 23 20 26 27 27 29 34 38 39  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............54 53 55 59 66 71 75 80 82 83 85 83  
RH..............91 99 96 86 68 56 42 32 27 24 21 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 6 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 22 24 26  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.3 3.6 5.0 7.5 9.3 7.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW W W W W SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 9 9 7 6 6 7 9 14 18 18  
 

 
FORECASTER...MANGELS  
REQUESTED BY...JAMES DUBBS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510681.0/GID  
.DELDT 04/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.M.DUBBS@USACE.ARMY.MIL  
 
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