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Spot Forecast for Youngson WPA...USFWS
National Weather Service Hastings NE
627 AM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on April 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Southerly winds 10-15 MPH and gusting as high as 20 MPH this
morning and early afternoon will later abruptly flip northwest
and then northwards between 5-8PM as a cold front passes through.
Winds behind the front will gust up to 30-35 MPH through much of
the afternoon and night. These winds paired with warming
temperatures (up to the 80s) will support near-critical fire
weather concerns mainly between 4-7PM. Though moisture advection
remains strong through the first half of the day, dewpoints will
still likely lag far behind temperatures tanking RH value down to
15-25%. A 20% chance of thunderstorms may be possible just
following the cold front. Overall coverage of storms are expected
to remain limited in extent.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming mostly
                    sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming mostly
                    cloudy (70-80 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......10300 ft AGL increasing to 10600 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 17 mph shifting to the southwest 21
                    to 24 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........25  53  57  64  66  47  33  41  42  44  73
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............59  58  61  66  70  75  79  84  86  86  86
RH..............87  90  84  70  61  52  41  31  27  24  22
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..8   8   7   7   7   6   6   7   8   9   10
20 FT wind gust.18  18  18  16  16  15  16  18  21  24  25
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.5 2.1 3.0 5.1 8.1 10  11
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.16  17  16  14  12  12  10  14  21  22  24

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 40.
Max humidity........80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 13 mph shifting to the north
                    13 to 17 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early
                    in the evening.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 21 mph shifting to the north 20 to
                    29 mph in the evening, then increasing to 25 to
                    30 mph overnight.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........70  31  19  16  18  28  44  48  45  56  62  62
Weather cov.....SCH
Weather type....RW
Tstm cov........SCH
Temp............84  80  74  65  60  56  52  49  48  46  45  43
RH..............24  28  33  43  49  57  63  68  68  73  73  76
20 FT wind dir..W   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..13  13  14  16  17  17  17  17  17  17  16  16
20 FT wind gust.26  26  30  32  35  35  33  33  33  33  32  31
Mix hgt (kft)...6.7 2.3 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.0
Transp wind dir.W   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.21  20  23  25  28  29  30  28  26  25  25  25

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 14 to 16 mph with gusts to around
                    31 mph.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 22 to 26 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........59  60  69  74  80  81  81  81  81  80  80  72
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............42  42  41  42  45  46  47  48  49  50  51  52
RH..............76  75  80  75  68  65  63  60  58  53  49  47
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..16  15  15  16  16  16  15  15  15  14  14  14
20 FT wind gust.30  29  30  31  31  31  31  31  31  30  29  28
Mix hgt (kft)...2.2 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.6
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.25  26  26  25  24  25  24  24  23  23  23  22

$$
Forecaster...Stump
Requested by...Daniel Reuscher
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2510845.0/GID
.DELDT 04/17/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL daniel_reuscher@fws.gov