FNUS73 KOAX 051343 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST-BAR...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 843 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FORECAST MINIMUM RH IS BASED ON HIGHS REACHING MID 60S. IF CLOUDS KEEP HIGHS COOLER...WHICH IS POSSIBLE...THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD BE MORE IN THE 50-55 PERCENT RANGE. ALTHOUGH HIGHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IS TONIGHT...A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS/SPRINKLES COULD ARRIVE BY NOON WITH THEN AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS/STORMS EXISTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 14 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.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........74 79 85 89 82 72 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............36 40 49 58 63 64 RH..............91 73 51 41 38 41 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 6 E 9 E 13 E 15 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........64 71 78 83 84 86 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 55 50 47 44 43 RH..............50 67 82 88 99 100 20 FT WIND......E 13 E 13 NE 13 NE 13 NE 13 NE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........87 84 80 76 81 88 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 44 48 51 53 54 RH..............100 94 81 68 60 59 20 FT WIND......NE 12 NE 12 N 12 N 13 N 14 N 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 21 MPH. .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100406.STBAR.01/OAX