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Spot Forecast for Nebraska Fire School 2025...NEMA
National Weather Service Hastings NE
517 AM CDT Mon May 19 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 CDT on May 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Winds will generally be out of the east to south through mid
morning then switch to the west/northwest by/during the
afternoon. Winds through this afternoon will generally be around
10-15 mph. Northwest winds of 10-20 mph are expected tonight.
Winds will remain out of the northwest on Tuesday and will
increase to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 to 40 mph. Showers
and thunderstorms are possible mainly this afternoon into this
evening. Minimum relative humidity will be around 50% both today
and tomorrow.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (50-60 percent). Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms through the day.
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 14 mph shifting to the
                    southwest around 10 mph late in the afternoon.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms early in the morning. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms late
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 14 to 21 mph shifting to the southwest 14
                    to 15 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........97  99  92  84  77  67  58  48  45  41  38  39
Weather cov.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH     SCH SCH CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW      RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC SCH SCH SCH                 SCH SCH CHC CHC
Temp............59  61  62  63  66  70  71  74  75  78  78  78
RH..............100 100 97  97  87  76  71  64  60  54  52  50
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  W
20 FT wind spd..14  13  12  12  12  12  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.23  22  21  20  20  20  20  20  20  21  21  20
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.8 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.7 4.6 5.4 5.5
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.21  18  17  17  17  16  15  14  14  14  15  15

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain
                    showers through the night. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 12 to 15 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms late in the evening.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 24 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........40  42  52  62  71  73  74  75  74  74  73  74
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
Temp............76  75  70  64  60  58  55  53  51  50  47  46
RH..............52  52  57  65  72  72  74  74  77  74  79  79
20 FT wind dir..W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..12  12  12  13  13  13  13  13  14  14  15  15
20 FT wind gust.18  18  20  21  22  22  22  22  23  23  24  25
Mix hgt (kft)...2.6 1.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0
Transp wind dir.W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.16  15  17  23  23  22  23  22  21  22  23  24

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 16 to 21 mph. Gusts up to 37
                    mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 22 to 31 mph increasing to 32 to 35
                    mph in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........75  76  71  66  62  63  65  67  66  66  66  59
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Temp............45  45  46  51  53  56  58  59  60  61  62  62
RH..............82  79  79  66  64  59  57  57  55  51  50  50
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..16  16  17  17  18  20  21  21  21  21  21  20
20 FT wind gust.25  26  28  30  31  32  35  36  37  37  37  36
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.3 2.5 2.9 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.5
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.22  24  29  30  31  31  31  32  33  35  35  35

$$
Forecaster...Schuldt
Requested by...Dave Reisen
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2514173.2/GID
.DELDT 05/19/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dave.reisen@nebraska.gov