FNUS73 KOAX 081029 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR FARM CREEK PUBLIC WILDLIFE AREA...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 529 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER...NORTHWEST WINDS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE IN THE REGION. THE INCREASED SUNSHINE TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT. WITH AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH...SOME HIGHER FIRE DANGER EXISTS. WITH HIGH PRESSURE STILL IN THE AREA TONIGHT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY AND TEMPERATURES COOL RAPIDLY THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS EVENING WILL FIRST BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...AND THEN SOUTH LATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 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.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........7 9 12 15 13 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 37 45 53 58 59 RH..............85 67 48 36 29 27 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 10 NW 13 NW 13 NW 13 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........10 12 14 16 15 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 50 45 42 39 38 RH..............29 39 50 59 66 71 20 FT WIND......NW 8 W 6 SW 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........13 14 14 15 13 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 43 53 62 67 69 RH..............79 65 50 39 33 31 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 10 S 13 S 12 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...BOUSTEAD REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100408.FARMC.01/OAX