FNUS73 KOAX 050959 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK - HOHNEKE...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 359 AM CST THU NOV 5 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET OVER THE AREA COULD BRING A BIT HIGHER SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO UPPER RIDGES COMPARED TO LOWER AREAS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 1 1 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 32 44 56 62 62 RH..............88 92 67 50 41 41 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 6 S 10 S 13 S 13 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 17 39 55 61 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 54 52 50 49 48 RH..............50 57 62 66 68 74 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 61 36 32 25 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 49 56 63 67 67 RH..............83 83 66 53 48 51 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 12 S 14 S 16 S 17 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091105.HITCH.01/OAX