FNUS73 KOAX 271035 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST-BAR RX...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 535 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TODAY ALLOWING FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT HAS REMAINED ANCHORED OVER THE REGION...TO PUSH OUT OF THE AREA TODAY. AS A RESULT...WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS SURFACE LOW SLOWLY MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AS WELL. CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TODAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE NORTH FOR MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........16 21 21 20 18 16 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 63 70 76 79 80 RH..............92 73 59 50 49 51 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 5 E 5 E 6 N 5 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 16 19 17 19 23 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............76 67 63 60 58 55 RH..............60 75 81 81 80 93 20 FT WIND......NE 5 E 6 SE 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH LATE 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3700-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 18 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 31 34 38 44 48 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............54 60 69 76 79 80 RH..............96 78 66 54 49 44 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 S 7 NW 8 N 13 N 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JEFF REESE REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090827.STBAR.01/OAX