537  
FNUS73 KGID 040604  
FWSGID  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLSTEIN FIRE SPOT FORECAST REQUEST...HOLSTEIN FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
104 AM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0100 CDT ON AUGUST 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS TONIGHT HAVE RECENTLY SHIFTED FROM OUT OF THE NORTH TO  
NORTHEAST FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS HAVE  
RECENTLY PICKED UP TO NEAR 10-20MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY GUSTS AS  
HIGH AS 25-35MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND  
POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL BE EXPECTED  
TO REMAIN OUT OF A NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH  
TUESDAY WITH SPEEDS GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY AND  
NIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20-25MPH COULD BE OBSERVED  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
 
WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING IN THE LOW 70S TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND  
WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S, MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH  
(RELATIVE HUMIDITY) VALUES WILL NOT BE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW  
55-65%). IN ADDITION SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TO BE  
OBSERVED THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL GENERALLY  
FALLING BETWEEN THE 12PM-6PM TIMEFRAME.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........90 87 85 82 83  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............73 71 69 67 65  
RH..............75 81 87 90 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 13 16 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 18 21 24 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 16 20 20  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 22 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........85 86 73 59 46 50 55 59 63 67 72 69  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............64 63 63 63 64 66 67 70 71 71 72 71  
RH..............91 89 89 86 84 78 78 72 69 69 65 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 19 19 19 18 18 17 16 15 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 21 22 22 21 21 21 21 18 17 18  
 
 
FORECASTER...STUMP  
REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN SISCHER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618941.0/GID  
.DELDT 08/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DUSTINSISCHER30@YAHOO.COM  
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