FNUS73 KOAX 211003 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOLSOM POINT...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 503 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NATIONS MID SECTION TODAY. PRECIPITATION ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD GRADUALLY END TODAY...WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........99 94 87 80 68 53 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 51 57 62 66 67 RH..............89 82 68 55 49 45 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 2 S 2 W 3 NW 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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.......2500-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........41 35 27 22 21 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 59 54 51 49 47 RH..............46 57 69 76 83 88 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 2 S 2 SW 2 N 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY 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 4500-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........19 32 47 55 61 67 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 55 62 66 70 70 RH..............87 70 56 50 46 48 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 6 SE 8 SE 12 SE 12 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100421.FOLSO.01/OAX