FNUS73 KOAX 101002 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOESS HILLS...PARTNER AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 502 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY THIN TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH SPEEDS DROPPING OFF TO 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA. THUS SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE FAIR TO GOOD FOR THE 900 AM...1000 AM AND 1100 AM BURNS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3500-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........62 55 46 39 35 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 37 44 50 54 55 RH..............85 70 53 42 37 34 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 12 N 13 NE 13 NE 10 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........27 25 21 19 15 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 45 41 38 35 33 RH..............37 48 60 68 73 76 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........5 10 16 21 31 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 38 47 56 61 62 RH..............81 68 51 40 35 35 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 S 13 S 13 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .MONDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090410.LOESS.02/OAX