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FNUS73 KGID 171118
FWSGID
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA FIRE SCHOOL...NEBRASKA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
618 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
STEADY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY BLOWING BETWEEN 15-25MPH MAY
OCCASIONALLY GUST AS HIGH AS 30-35MPH. THE GUSTIEST WIND OF THE
DAY WILL GENERALLY FALL BETWEEN 9AM AND 6PM. A WIND SHIFT WILL
OCCUR BETWEEN 4-6PM AS A DRYLINE PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS
AROUND THIS TIME WILL QUICKLY SWAP TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. IN
ADDITION TO THE WIND FLIP, NOTABLY DRIER AIR WILL INFILTRATE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
TEMPERATURES STABILIZING IN THE LOWER 90S AROUND 1-5PM WITH
DROPPING DEWPOINTS BEHIND THE FRONT (UPPER 50S TO UPPER 40S) WILL TANK
RH VALUES TO AS LOW AS 20-25% AFTER 2PM. (NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS).
THE CHANCE FOR AN AFTERNOON STORM POPPING UP BETWEEN 4-6PM IS NOT
COMPLETELY 0% (~40% CHANCE). THE BEST POTENTIAL LIES EAST OF THE
LOCAL AREA. IF A STORM DOES MANAGE TO PASS BY THE GRAND ISLAND
AREA, SEVERE CHARACTERISTICS (LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS)
WILL BE MORE THAN POSSIBLE.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........59 64 57 65 58 64 66 67 68 80
WEATHER COV..... SCH LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH LKY
TEMP............63 68 72 77 83 84 86 87 87 85
RH..............41 39 39 39 36 41 43 39 35 48
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 14 10 15 18 16 12 13 14 16
20 FT WIND GUST.14 19 15 21 25 22 15 18 22 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.4 2.0 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.7 5.5 5.8 6.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 17 17 16 17 18 18 20 21
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 27 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO
17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........82 85 85 90 94 95 95 93 91 82 73 75
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
TEMP............83 81 73 72 71 64 63 63 62 62 62 61
RH..............49 51 71 76 79 87 93 93 100 97 97 97
20 FT WIND DIR..E E N NE E SE SE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 17 16 16 17 16 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.22 20 33 30 27 24 22 20 20 20 21 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 3.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 18 18 22 18 14 20 23 23 21 25
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 19 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 22 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........77 79 75 70 65 55 50 39 40 25 32 36
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC
TEMP............58 58 63 68 75 80 83 86 90 91 91 88
RH..............100 100 90 78 62 54 48 42 37 33 32 36
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 18 19 19 18 18 17 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 25 28 29 29 28 28 28 29 29 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 1.1 1.6 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.4 3.7 4.5 4.3 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 22 23 25 25 24 25 24 25 25 22 20
FORECASTER...STUMP
REQUESTED BY...DAVE REISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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