FNUS73 KOAX 051318 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JOE GEORGE...WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 818 AM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES AWAY TO THE EAST. WHILE THERE IS SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON... CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE TONIGHT AS WELL AS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH AND BECOME MAINLY EASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MAINLY EASTERLY WINDS TONIGHT AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........44 54 66 76 83 93 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 59 67 74 78 79 RH..............89 66 53 41 36 34 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 NW 5 NW 3 N 5 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 6 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 70 64 61 58 56 RH..............36 46 58 65 73 81 20 FT WIND......NE 9 NE 10 E 10 E 12 E 13 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 93 84 77 78 78 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 59 64 67 68 69 RH..............82 74 66 61 58 57 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 13 E 10 SE 9 E 9 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...MAYES REQUESTED BY...LARRY THOMPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090605.JOEGE.01/OAX