FNUS73 KOAX 250932 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST-BAR...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 432 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT THAT WAS SOUTHWEST OF SIOUX FALLS AT 430 AM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA EARLY AND SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THE BURN LOCATION BY 1000 AM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 20 OR 25 MPH FOR A TIME BEHIND THE FRONT BUT SHOULD LET UP TOWARD NOON AND GRADUALLY BECOME EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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 2800-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........15 30 49 64 50 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 32 38 45 49 51 RH..............75 75 64 53 46 42 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 9 NE 13 E 12 E 10 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 22 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 18 21 17 26 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 42 37 35 34 34 RH..............42 57 72 78 82 82 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 9 E 10 SE 12 SE 13 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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 3900-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 29 TO 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 36 TO 45 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 29 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........42 46 52 56 62 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 38 45 52 58 59 RH..............82 73 60 50 42 44 20 FT WIND......SE 15 S 21 S 25 S 26 S 24 S 21 20 FT WIND GUST.20 30 35 35 35 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100325.STBAR.01/OAX