FNUS73 KOAX 041007 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR NATHAN S LAKE WEST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 507 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING SOME SPOTTY SPRINKLES TO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. AFTER ABOUT 10 AM... SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY. OTHERWISE...ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH YET ANOTHER CHANCE FOR MORE STORMS TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........75 62 58 59 57 60 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 56 62 67 69 70 RH..............77 63 51 44 40 39 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 7 SW 10 S 14 S 18 S 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 74 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 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.......3700-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........68 70 73 75 75 75 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 64 61 59 57 56 RH..............41 50 58 65 69 73 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 12 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........73 72 70 68 74 83 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 60 65 69 71 72 RH..............74 65 56 51 47 46 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 10 S 15 S 17 S 17 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...MATT FREIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090503.NATHA.01/OAX