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SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK - FERGUSON...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
615 AM CST SAT NOV 7 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL FRONT WILL SLIP THROUGH WITH SURFACE WINDS THAT ARE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE OR FROM THE SOUTHWEST TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST THEN SWINGING
AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST THEN SOUTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........4      7      10     12     15     19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     48     57     65     70     70
RH..............79     77     55     41     33     33
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 8    NE 8   NE 8   NE 8   E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
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 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........21     26     34     39     40     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     57     53     51     49     48
RH..............43     52     64     74     80     88
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 8    E 8    E 8    SE 8   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      4      4      4      4      4

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14
                    TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........43     41     39     37     41     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     48     56     64     68     68
RH..............96     94     70     55     47     50
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 12  S 14   S 15   SW 12  W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...ZAPOTOCNY
REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091107.HITCH.01/OAX