FNUS73 KOAX 061037 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST-BAR...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 537 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...WITH A BREAK FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE SHOWERS RETURN TO THE AREA. THE RAIN WILL COME TO AN END OVERNIGHT WITH DRIER WEATHER RETURNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 30 TO 39 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........88 86 83 80 84 89 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............42 44 46 48 50 50 RH..............96 94 89 85 78 74 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 17 N 18 N 20 N 21 N 22 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH. 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. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 29 TO 38 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........93 92 91 90 84 77 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 44 41 39 37 36 RH..............72 79 82 82 85 85 20 FT WIND......N 22 N 21 N 18 N 16 N 16 N 16 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 21 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 29 TO 38 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........71 64 55 48 41 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 38 44 48 51 52 RH..............85 74 58 49 42 39 20 FT WIND......N 17 N 18 N 21 N 21 N 18 N 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOUSTEAD REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100406.STBAR.01/OAX