FNUS73 KOAX 310952 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR TIEVILLE BURN UNIT...PARTNER AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 452 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 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.....60 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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............51 57 64 70 74 73 RH..............71 62 50 41 35 35 20 FT WIND......S 7 W 6 W 7 NW 9 NW 13 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 25 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 47. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........52 52 51 50 52 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 62 57 54 51 49 RH..............40 50 59 66 74 83 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 NE 6 E 9 E 9 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........58 57 56 55 52 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 55 65 74 80 79 RH..............93 80 63 48 41 41 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 15 S 18 S 23 S 25 S 24 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 30 30 35 35 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .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. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST 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...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.TIEVI.01/OAX