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Spot Forecast for Quail 24...Central Platte NRD
National Weather Service Hastings NE
906 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Winds will be out of the north through this afternoon and will
become sustained between 15 to 20 mph by this afternoon with gusts
of 25 to 30 mph. Winds will weaken this evening and will turn more
to the east generally sustained between 5 to 10 mph. Winds will be
out of the southeast by sunrise on Wednesday and will become more
southerly during the afternoon. Wind speeds will increase to 15 to
20 mph Wednesday afternoon with gusts to 20 to 30 mph. Minimum
humidity value is expected to be around 20 percent this afternoon
and 30 to 35 percent Wednesday afternoon. There is about a 20
percent chance of rain tonight into Wednesday morning.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 13 to 17 mph.
Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 18 to 23 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph
                    late in the morning.
Haines Index........5 to 6 or moderate to high potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........38  25  8   6   4   4   4   5   8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............47  54  57  60  63  64  65  67  66
RH..............53  36  31  28  24  23  22  20  21
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..13  15  17  17  17  17  17  16  15
20 FT wind gust.20  23  24  26  28  26  25  23  21
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 2.9 4.3 5.1 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.6
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.18  23  28  28  26  26  25  24  23
Haines index....5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 37.
Max humidity........79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 6 to 14 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 5 to 6 mph after 3 am.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 12 to 21 mph shifting to the northeast 9
                    to 10 mph in the late evening and overnight,
                    then shifting to the east overnight.
Haines Index........4 to 6 or low to high potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........14  19  25  32  38  44  50  56  52  48  45  53
Weather cov.....                            SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Temp............65  64  57  51  47  45  43  42  41  40  38  37
RH..............22  23  33  41  47  51  57  60  62  64  70  75
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..14  10  8   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   6   6
20 FT wind gust.18  16  14  12  10  10  9   9   8   8   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...6.6 6.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   SE
Transp wind spd.21  18  12  12  10  9   10  10  10  9   9   9
Haines index....6   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 6 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to
                    18 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 18 mph shifting to the south 21
                    to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........62  71  69  67  69  78  78  71  62  54  48  46
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Temp............37  37  39  43  50  53  56  58  60  62  64  65
RH..............75  79  73  67  56  50  45  42  39  38  35  34
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   7   10  13  15  17  17  17  18  18
20 FT wind gust.9   10  13  15  17  20  22  24  25  25  26  26
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.5 2.2 3.1 3.8 4.6 5.3 5.7 5.7
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.10  12  13  14  18  18  21  23  24  24  24  25
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

$$
Forecaster...Schuldt
Requested by...Bill Hiatt
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411905.1/GID
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL hiatt@cpnrd.org
National Weather Service National Headquarters
