FNUS73 KOAX 011340 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR GULAG...WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 840 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 CDT ON JUNE 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH NORTHEAST WINDS PREVAILING. CONDITIONS WILL MOSTLY BE DRY...BUT THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY...BUT A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........66 66 66 67 61 61 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 66 70 74 76 77 RH..............73 61 51 43 41 40 20 FT WIND......NE 15 NE 16 NE 16 E 16 E 16 E 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........66 71 79 85 87 90 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 68 62 59 56 54 RH..............45 64 80 91 100 100 20 FT WIND......E 15 E 13 E 10 E 9 E 9 NE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 5 4 4 3 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 37 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........92 92 93 94 87 79 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 58 63 66 68 69 RH..............100 90 76 64 60 57 20 FT WIND......NE 12 NE 15 NE 18 N 21 NE 18 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 30 30 25 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DEWALD REQUESTED BY...LARRY THOMPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090601.GULAG.01/OAX