FNUS73 KOAX 310950 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HATCHET HILL RX...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 450 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS AT SUNRISE WILL QUICKLY BECOME NORTHWEST RIGHT AT OR JUST BEFORE IGNITION TIME. EXPECT NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH 10 AM...WITH THOSE WINDS GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO DUE NORTH BY 1 PM. A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 10 MPH IS FORECAST BY 4 PM. TEMPERATURES SHOULD START OUT IN THE LOWER 50S...CLIMBING TO NEAR 70 BY 1 PM...BEFORE TOPPING OUT NEAR 75 BY 4 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES UP TO 60 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED AT IGNITION TIME...DECREASING INTO THE 28 TO 34 PERCENT RANGE BY 1 PM AND REMAINING THERE THROUGH 4 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 43 47 50 51 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 57 64 71 74 74 RH..............69 62 50 39 34 33 20 FT WIND......SW 8 W 8 NW 9 NW 13 NW 15 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 30 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY 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 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........53 51 50 49 52 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 61 56 54 51 49 RH..............39 49 62 66 71 77 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 NE 6 E 8 E 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY 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 1000-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........58 57 57 56 52 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 54 64 73 78 77 RH..............83 74 58 46 40 42 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 13 S 17 S 22 S 24 S 23 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MUCH COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.HATCH.01/OAX