FNUS73 KOAX 041015 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR PPNC PRESCRIBED BURN...LINCOLN PARKS AND REC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 515 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 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 (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........69 58 54 53 56 58 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 55 61 66 69 70 RH..............83 67 53 44 40 41 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 7 SW 10 S 14 S 17 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 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.......3600-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........62 64 67 69 70 72 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 63 60 57 55 54 RH..............43 51 61 66 74 78 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 13 S 12 S 10 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 46 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........72 71 69 67 73 81 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 58 64 69 71 72 RH..............83 71 58 51 47 48 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. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 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 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...AARON DRUERY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.PPNCP.01/OAX