567  
FNUS73 KGID 190533  
FWSGID  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KRAUSE WPA RX...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1233 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON APRIL 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS  
INCREASING FROM AROUND 5 MPH TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH BEGINNING  
AROUND 9 AM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TRANSITIONING TO THE NW AND N AROUND  
1 TO 2 PM AND MAY WEAKEN TO 5-10 MPH FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON.  
WINDS WILL SHIFT TOWARDS THE NE THEN E BETWEEN 6 PM AND 1 AM AND  
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN  
SOME AFTER THIS AND WILL MOSTLY BE OUT OF THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST FOR  
THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TOWARDS  
THE SE THEN S AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY. GUSTS OF AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH ARE  
EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE  
POSSIBLE (30% TO 40% CHANCE). MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES BOTH  
AFTERNOONS WILL BE BETWEEN 15% TO 20%.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 3 7 8 4 3 3 4 2 2 12 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............34 33 38 44 54 59 63 65 67 68 69 70  
RH..............49 51 44 38 28 24 20 18 19 17 17 17  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 3.0 5.9 7.3 7.7 7.9 7.5 7.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 14 14 15 16 15 15 13 13 12  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12 TO  
18 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 18 TO 20 MPH AFTER 3  
AM.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........17 24 19 20 18 13 4 4 6 3 3 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............68 66 61 54 51 49 48 46 44 43 41 39  
RH..............18 19 24 31 36 39 40 45 49 51 57 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 3.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 17 18 17 18 18 18 18 20 18 18  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17  
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 4 8 6 4 4 5 5 7 9 11 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............38 37 40 45 53 58 63 68 71 75 78 78  
RH..............67 72 64 58 46 40 35 29 26 23 20 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 14 15 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 16 16 18 18 19 20 22 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.8 3.5 4.1 4.3 3.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 20 17 15 14 14 15 17 21 23 22  
 

 
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REQUESTED BY...ROBERT D HARROLD  
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.DELDT 04/19/26  
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