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SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK - BADGER RIDGE...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
600 AM CST FRI NOV 6 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH THEN A COOL FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH TODAY WITH
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
AROUND 25 MPH.  WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
BEHIND THE COOL FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 31 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........13     14     17     20     17     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     48     57     65     70     70
RH..............91     88     68     52     44     44
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 14   S 16   S 16   S 16   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........9      8      8      7      6      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     55     51     48     47     45
RH..............58     72     80     89     91     96
20 FT WIND......S 12   SW 10  SW 10  SW 9   W 8    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15            10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........4      7      11     14     18     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     45     54     62     67     67
RH..............100    96     69     52     43     41
20 FT WIND......W 6    NW 7   N 7    NE 8   NE 7   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.                     10
HAINES INDEX....M      M      M      M      M      M

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FORECASTER...ZAPOTOCNY
REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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