FNUS73 KOAX 020959
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR USDA DEMO - FREMONT...PARTNER AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
459 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND
SUNRISE...WITH SKIES CLEARING AND WINDS DROPPING TO 10 MPH BY 100 PM
AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA. THUS SMOKE
DISPERSION SHOULD BE FAIR TO GOOD FOR THE 900 AM FREMONT BURN...BUT
BECOMING POOR AS THE WINDS DIMINISH SOME TOWARD AND BEYOND THE 100
PM ELKHORN BURN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........74     65     53     44     37     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     33     40     46     50     51
RH..............72     62     48     39     36     37
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 13   N 14   N 14   N 13   N 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      5      5      6      6      6

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...DOUG GARRISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.USDAD.01/OAX