FNUS73 KOAX 161005 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHALCO FRI...GVFD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 505 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........60 53 51 37 26 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 49 53 58 60 61 RH..............80 71 57 46 41 38 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 14 N 17 N 17 N 17 N 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 25 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......2800-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH BECOMING EAST 1 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 1 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 53 47 43 40 37 RH..............38 46 57 64 70 75 20 FT WIND......N 13 N 8 N 7 NE 7 NE 3 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 2 1 3 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 45 54 60 64 65 RH..............77 56 40 33 28 28 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 5 SE 6 E 5 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 6 6 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KERN REQUESTED BY...CAMPBELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.CHALC.01/OAX