FNUS73 KOAX 081157 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK - MCKENZIE...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 557 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN KANSAS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TODAY ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 48 43 39 44 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 49 57 66 70 69 RH..............74 77 62 48 44 45 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 13 S 14 S 15 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 58 63 68 66 63 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 54 51 47 46 44 RH..............62 77 86 96 89 86 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 10 W 10 NW 10 NW 10 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........61 65 71 75 70 64 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............42 43 49 54 57 57 RH..............82 76 61 50 45 47 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 13 N 13 N 13 N 12 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ZAPOTOCNY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091108.HITCH.01/OAX