FNUS73 KOAX 051040
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST-BAR  RANCH 3...WINNEBAGO AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
440 AM CST THU FEB 5 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHS REACHING AROUND
50 TODAY. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT IGNITION TIME...
BECOMING NORTHWEST...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A POOR MIXING HEIGHT TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST BECOMING NORTHWEST THEN NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........6      6      7      7      7      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............26     26     34     43     48     49
RH..............77     83     64     47     38     37
20 FT WIND......SW 8   SW 7   W 7    NW 6   N 5    NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10                                 5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........9      8      7      6      9      13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     37     33     30     27     25
RH..............46     59     70     78     85     89
20 FT WIND......NE 3   E 3    SE 3   S 5    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........16     20     25     29     36     44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............23     24     33     45     52     53
RH..............94     97     74     51     41     39
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 8    S 8    S 9    S 9    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...LARRY THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090205.STBAR.01/OAX