FNUS73 KOAX 200947 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR TROXEL SOUTH...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 447 AM CDT MON APR 20 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY 1000 OR 1100 AM. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THEN UNTIL AROUND 800 PM BEFORE THEY DECREASE TO 5 TO 15 MPH BY 1100 PM. EARLY MORNING CLOUDS SHOULD GIVE WAY TO PARTLY OR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES BY LATE MORNING. HUMIDITIES COULD FALL TO AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 43 TO 45 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........57 49 39 32 31 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 45 52 57 60 61 RH..............79 62 47 37 29 26 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 18 NW 24 NW 28 NW 28 NW 24 20 FT WIND GUST.15 30 35 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 32 TO 41 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........29 27 25 23 27 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 51 46 43 40 38 RH..............27 36 47 55 63 68 20 FT WIND......NW 21 NW 16 NW 12 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........37 36 35 35 36 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 43 53 60 65 66 RH..............72 54 38 29 26 26 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 10 NW 13 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY/CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090420.TROXE.01/OAX