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FNUS73 KGID 161124
FWSGID
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA FIRE SCHOOL...NEBRASKA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
624 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FOR TODAY...
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL START OUT OF A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION
WITH A STEADY 5-15 MPH BREEZE. AN OCCASIONALLY GUST AS HIGH AS 20
MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE. AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES, WIND DIRECTIONS
WILL GRADUALLY BECOME EASTERLY WITH WINDS AFTER NOON SUSTAINING
MAINLY BETWEEN 10-15MPH AND GUSTING AS HIGH AS 20-25MPH THROUGH
THE REST OF THE PERIOD (THROUGH 5PM).
DESPITE CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVERAGE FOR THE DAY, TEMPERATURES
RAISING UP TO THE UPPER 80S SHORTLY AFTER 1PM WITH DEWPOINTS
HANGING AROUND THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S WILL LEAVE MIN AFTERNOON
RH VALUES AS LOW AS 25% THIS AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL BE
EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30% BY NOON.
THOUGH THERE IS A HIGH CONFIDENCE OF STORMS (POTENTIALLY SEVERE)
THIS EVENING (>80% CHANCE), IT IS NOT EXPECTED FOR STORMS TO FIRE
ANYTIME BEFORE 6PM (BEST WINDOW OF CONFIDENCE 7-10PM).
FOR SUNDAY...
THE MAIN CHANGES FOR SUNDAY WILL BE THE PRESENCE OF STRONGER
WINDS (15-20 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30-35MPH). WIND DIRECTIONS
WILL STAY OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THOUGH
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT, SIMILAR
MOISTURE CONTENT WILL RETURN WITH DRIER AIR BEING GRADUALLY MIXED
IN THROUGHOUT THE DAY (MIN RH VALUES BETWEEN 20-25%).
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 59 64 61 58 64 60 52 56 57 61
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
TEMP............56 61 67 73 79 82 85 87 88 88 86
RH..............59 53 47 43 36 34 32 30 31 33 37
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 10 9 12 13 12 13 13 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.12 15 16 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.8 3.8 4.5 5.3 5.7 6.5 6.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 17 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23
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, THEN GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 22 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........58 49 57 65 86 94 94 92 93 87 79 73
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
TEMP............83 81 76 71 67 66 64 63 63 61 60 59
RH..............43 47 56 66 75 84 93 93 90 97 96 100
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E SE SE E
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 21 21 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 2.3 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 17 20 21 17 18 18 18 21 20 22
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 19 TO 21
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........61 64 61 61 64 61 55 53 43 42 32 36
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
TEMP............59 59 62 71 76 82 87 89 93 94 95 93
RH..............96 96 93 68 56 44 36 33 28 25 24 26
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 17 18 19 19 19 19 20 21 19 19
20 FT WIND GUST.24 25 27 28 30 32 32 30 32 33 32 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.2 2.8 3.9 4.5 4.9 6.3 7.2 7.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 21 23 24 26 28 28 26 28 28 28
FORECASTER...STUMP
REQUESTED BY...DAVE REISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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