FNUS73 KOAX 191057 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOYER CHUTE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 557 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION TODAY ALLOWING SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CALM WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 24 TO 29 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 44 50 54 60 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 50 58 62 65 66 RH..............70 51 38 34 30 28 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 2 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........64 60 56 52 53 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 58 53 50 47 45 RH..............33 43 54 61 71 74 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 5 S 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........54 59 65 69 67 64 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 52 59 64 66 66 RH..............74 64 51 43 39 40 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 5 SE 7 S 8 SW 8 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...MATT FREIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.BOYER.02/OAX