FNUS73 KOAX 100939 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR PP NATURE CENTER PRESCRIBED BURN...PARTNER AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 439 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .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.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........82 71 58 47 41 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 38 45 50 54 55 RH..............96 77 59 45 38 37 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 14 N 13 NE 13 NE 10 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........85 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 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........25 23 20 17 14 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 46 42 39 36 35 RH..............38 51 60 69 78 80 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 E 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........6 14 26 34 42 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 39 49 57 62 63 RH..............85 71 56 45 38 36 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 13 SE 14 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 6 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .MONDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...AARON DRUERY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090410.PPNAT.01/OAX