FNUS73 KOAX 181132 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOW CREEK...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 532 AM CST WED NOV 18 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE LOCATION TODAY. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO EAST NORTHEAST BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...AND TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. THE LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT MIXING...BUT THE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD ALLOW FOR MIXING HEIGHTS TO INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON TO ABOVE 2500 FEET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 42 52 63 62 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 28 37 47 52 52 RH..............88 94 74 56 48 49 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 60 55 53 48 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 39 36 33 32 30 RH..............66 78 89 95 87 87 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 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.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 33 30 27 29 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 30 38 46 50 50 RH..............88 92 76 64 53 52 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOUSTEAD REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BEACHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091118.BOWCR.01/OAX