FNUS73 KOAX 071129 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERFALL...WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 629 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA. BREEZING NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL START TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. THERE WILL BE A GOOD DEAL OF CLOUDS THIS MORNING...BUT THE AREA SHOULD SEE INCREASING SUN FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF BRISK WINDS AND GOOD MIXING WILL LEAD TO HIGHER GROWTH POTENTIAL. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT LEADING TO HIGHER WINDS...COOL TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 18 TO 26 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.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-6600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 30 TO 38 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........71 59 42 30 28 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 39 45 50 53 54 RH..............82 65 47 37 32 31 20 FT WIND......N 20 N 23 N 25 N 26 N 24 N 21 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 35 35 35 30 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........22 24 28 30 35 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 45 41 38 35 34 RH..............33 45 55 61 69 73 20 FT WIND......N 16 NW 12 NW 8 NW 5 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6300-7700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7400-8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 6400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........45 43 39 37 35 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 38 46 54 59 60 RH..............78 65 48 36 31 29 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 7 NW 10 NW 12 NW 9 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BOUSTEAD REQUESTED BY...LARRY THOMPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.WATER.01/OAX