FNUS73 KOAX 172106
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSI LAGOON PROJECT...OAKLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
406 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE THAT REMAINS ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO. DRY CONDITIONS
ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR THIS EVENING...BUT SHOWERS WILL LIKELY MOVE
INTO THE AREA BY DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY...
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AS WELL. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........72     78     85     90     93     97
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............69     63     59     57     54     52
RH..............42     58     66     73     80     85
20 FT WIND......SE 13  E 8    E 7    E 7    E 8    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10            10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...D  REED
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.OSILA.02/OAX