FNUS73 KOAX 061612 AAA FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMESTEAD...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1112 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SURFACE WINDS TO SWING TO THE WEST 10MPH TO 20MPH BY 1PM THIS AFTERNOON. FROM 1PM THROUGH 5PM...EXPECT NW WINDS GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH. NW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 MPH BY 7PM THIS EVENING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........45 43 43 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 70 74 75 RH..............67 59 52 45 20 FT WIND......SW 12 W 13 NW 20 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 30 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........37 45 57 66 69 72 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............74 67 62 59 57 55 RH..............43 52 59 66 72 77 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 6 NE 3 SE 7 SE 5 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........74 67 59 52 54 56 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 59 65 69 71 72 RH..............83 72 62 56 50 48 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 15 SE 17 SE 10 E 10 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 25 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DEE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BEACHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090506.HOMES.01/OAX