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SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERFALL...WINNEBAGO AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
416 PM CDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1625 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT BUT WITH THE CURRENT WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST AT YANKTON AND RAIN IN THE
GENERAL AREA...I AM NOT SURE THAT I WOULD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
                    25 MPH.
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 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    89     74
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............45     43     41     39     37     36
RH..............86     89     100    100    100    96
20 FT WIND......NE 17  NE 17  NE 16  NE 16  N 16   N 16
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      4      4

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6000-6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 29 TO 36 MPH INCREASING TO 38 TO 40 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........63     53     39     26     26     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     38     44     48     51     52
RH..............85     74     58     49     42     41
20 FT WIND......N 17   N 17   N 18   N 22   N 25   N 24
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     30     30     35     30
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...LARRY THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100406.WATER.01/OAX