FNUS73 KOAX 180919 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOESS HILLS WMA...PARTNER AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 419 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...BUT A BRIEF 3 HOUR PERIOD FROM 9 AM TIL NOON...WINDS MAY BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY. HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST LEAVING MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 40 TO 45 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME...DECREASING TO OR BELOW 30 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 21 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........47 47 43 31 29 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 64 72 78 82 83 RH..............55 43 36 33 28 28 20 FT WIND......S 17 S 18 S 20 S 21 S 21 S 20 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 20 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.......1200-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........23 26 27 28 29 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 73 68 64 61 59 RH..............32 43 53 63 70 78 20 FT WIND......S 20 S 17 S 17 S 18 S 15 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 25 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 44 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........35 34 33 33 27 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 67 76 82 86 87 RH..............80 61 47 38 33 33 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 17 S 21 S 23 S 26 S 28 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 35 35 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 24 MPH. .THURSDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090518.LOESS.01/OAX