FNUS73 KOAX 071535 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HATCHET HILL RX...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1035 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND WILL BEGIN TO TURN MORE TO THE NORTHWEST BY EVENING. SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT LATE THIS MORNING/EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO FALL AS DAYTIME TEMEPERATURES BEGIN TO RISE INTO THE LOWER 50S. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 23 TO 29 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 41 TO 43 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........54 43 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 53 54 RH..............41 37 34 20 FT WIND......N 29 N 29 N 26 20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 35 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 35 TO 40 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........24 21 19 17 21 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 45 40 37 34 33 RH..............37 47 56 66 71 76 20 FT WIND......N 21 N 15 NW 9 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.30 20 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900-7700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........31 32 32 32 30 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 37 46 54 59 60 RH..............78 64 49 38 32 31 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 8 NW 12 NW 13 NW 12 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KERN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.HATCH.01/OAX