FNUS73 KOAX 201055 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOYER CHUTE-TUE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 555 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THE NEXT 24 HOURS...ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400-6700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000-8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........78 80 82 84 84 85 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 55 61 64 65 65 RH..............63 56 48 40 38 39 20 FT WIND......SE 1 S 2 S 5 S 7 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........85 88 92 95 95 94 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 58 55 53 51 49 RH..............44 55 65 69 78 87 20 FT WIND......W 7 N 5 N 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........94 86 75 67 63 57 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 52 57 61 65 66 RH..............85 77 67 55 47 42 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 5 E 7 SE 8 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...MATT FREIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.BOYER.01/OAX