FNUS73 KOAX 210954 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HATCHET HILL RX...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 454 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND SUNNY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN THE AREA...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER THAN ON MONDAY. WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING IN THE MID 60S TODAY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT BY 3 PM. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START FROM WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 7 TO 9 MPH...BUT WILL INCREASE AND BECOMING NORTHWEST AT OF 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR SOME INCREASED FIRE DANGER...BUT CONDITIONS DO NOT SEEM TO SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-7100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........46 47 48 50 49 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 42 53 61 67 68 RH..............78 59 43 33 29 27 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 12 NW 14 NW 15 NW 15 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........49 50 53 56 47 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 57 51 48 44 42 RH..............30 42 53 64 73 80 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 9 NW 7 W 5 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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 3200-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400-6800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........25 18 9 3 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 49 61 71 76 78 RH..............85 62 44 33 27 26 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 5 E 6 S 7 S 9 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.HATCH.01/OAX