FNUS73 KOAX 071050 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR NATHAN S LAKE WEST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 550 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON WITH THE ACTIVITY SHIFTING EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION AFTER THAT. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AT UNDER 10 MPH THIS MORNING...EXCEPT THEY MAY GUST TO 25 MPH NEAR SHOWERS. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD TEND TO COME AROUND TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........86 79 72 67 59 48 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 58 64 69 72 73 RH..............86 69 55 46 42 40 20 FT WIND......NW 3 N 5 NE 7 E 9 E 8 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......3700-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........40 46 55 61 65 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 65 61 58 56 54 RH..............42 52 63 69 73 75 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........76 75 73 72 71 71 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 58 62 66 68 69 RH..............77 67 59 52 46 44 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 5 NE 6 N 8 N 9 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...MATT FREIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090507.NATHA.02/OAX