FNUS73 KGID 191148 FWSGID Spot Forecast for BSC CRP...Central Platte NED National Weather Service Hastings NE 648 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on April 19. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... For today, expect afternoon minimum relative humidity (RH) values to dip into the mid to upper 20s under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Winds will start off light and variable early this morning, then become mainly SW to W mid to late morning at 5-10 MPH. Winds will veer further through the afternoon to NWrly and increase slightly to 10-15 MPH. Winds will turn to the N around sunset and decrease to 5-10 MPH. Any precipitation tonight will likely remain off to the SW of this location. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Max temperature.....Around 56. Min humidity........27 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 13 mph increasing to around 13 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 7 to 16 mph shifting to the northwest 17 to 18 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........33 40 51 59 70 76 77 81 82 78 79 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............31 36 41 47 50 53 54 54 56 54 54 RH..............81 69 59 47 39 33 30 30 27 30 30 20 FT wind dir..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..5 5 7 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 20 FT wind gust.8 8 10 14 14 15 17 18 18 18 18 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.7 2.6 4.5 5.6 6.5 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.1 Transp wind dir.W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW Transp wind spd.7 7 8 10 12 14 15 15 16 17 18 Haines index....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Min temperature.....Around 29. Max humidity........72 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 6 to 13 mph. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 18 mph. Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........78 82 74 70 67 37 38 39 38 37 36 37 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............54 52 49 46 43 41 38 37 35 34 32 31 RH..............30 32 36 40 45 48 52 54 59 58 63 66 20 FT wind dir..NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW 20 FT wind spd..13 10 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 20 FT wind gust.17 16 15 14 12 13 14 15 14 13 12 12 Mix hgt (kft)...6.8 6.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.NW NW N N N N N N N N N N Transp wind spd.18 17 13 13 12 13 14 13 13 10 10 10 Haines index....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Max temperature.....Around 53. Min humidity........28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 9 mph. Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 9 to 17 mph. Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........38 39 41 43 45 55 64 74 74 75 75 73 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............30 29 31 34 40 42 45 47 49 51 52 52 RH..............69 72 66 58 46 43 36 34 31 29 28 29 20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 20 FT wind gust.10 10 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.4 1.1 2.7 3.5 4.0 4.4 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW Transp wind spd.9 10 13 16 17 17 17 14 13 13 14 14 Haines index....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 $$ Forecaster...Thies Requested by...Bill Hiatt Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2411379.0/GID .DELDT 04/19/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL hiatt@cpnrd.org