971  
FNUS73 KGID 091204  
FWSGID  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWLARK...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
704 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS START OUT WESTERLY AROUND 10MPH, BUT SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST  
BY MID-MORNING (9-10AM), WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10-15MPH. DURING  
THE AFTERNOON, WINDS BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST, WITH  
LIGHT (SUSTAINED WINDS 5-10MPH) SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BY  
5-6PM. LIGHT SSW WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. PRIOR TO SUNRISE  
ON TUESDAY, A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA WITH WINDS  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FONT, GUSTING 20-25MPH.  
 
VERY WARM WEATHER TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID-UPPER 70S. RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BY NOON, FALLING  
TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BY THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES REMAIN BELOW 30 PERCENT THROUGH 8PM. RH VALUES IMPROVE TO  
AROUND 50 PERCENT AROUND MIDNIGHT, AND INCREASE FURTHER BEHIND A COLD  
FRONT TUESDAY MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 7 9 11 13 15 14 14 13 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 46 53 61 65 70 73 76 77 78  
RH..............49 51 45 35 30 26 24 21 20 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 14 13 13 14 15 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.1 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 12 9 14 16 17 18 20  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7  
TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 14  
TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........16 18 19 20 20 17 13 10 9 9 8 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............77 71 65 60 57 56 53 52 51 50 49 45  
RH..............19 24 29 35 38 40 45 46 48 50 52 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 9 9 9 11 12 13 14 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 7 10 12 15 17 17 18 18 17 15 14  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10  
TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 10 21 25 28 38 49 59 61 63 65 55  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 42 41 42 43 48 51 54 56 59 61 61  
RH..............60 65 73 76 79 63 56 48 45 39 36 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 12 14 14 13 12 10 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 15 18 21 21 20 18 16 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 21 22 22 21 18 16 14 12 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...DAVIS  
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT D HARROLD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605118.0/GID  
.DELDT 03/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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