FNUS73 KOAX 041025 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK - WESTRIDGE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 425 AM CST WED NOV 4 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY NOON OVER THE AREA WITH A RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 50 PERCENT. SURFACE WINDS SHOULD DROP BELOW 10 MPH BY 500 PM...BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY 630 PM AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH A FEW HOURS AFTER THAT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........6 4 3 1 1 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 39 44 48 53 53 RH..............72 76 64 54 48 49 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 13 NW 15 NW 14 NW 12 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 0 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 43 38 33 32 32 RH..............61 70 79 84 81 84 20 FT WIND......NW 3 W 1 SW 0 S 0 S 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 3 6 9 13 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 34 44 54 59 59 RH..............88 90 68 53 47 47 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 7 S 12 S 14 S 15 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091104.HITCH.01/OAX