FNUS73 KOAX 221010 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOYER CHUTE-THU...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 510 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF WEAK HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO MISSOURI WILL MOVE EAST THIS MORNING...AND AREAS OF FOG WILL OCCUR OVER PARTS OF THE REGION. OTHERWISE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER COLORADO TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........36 43 53 58 65 75 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 55 61 65 69 70 RH..............93 78 63 56 49 49 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 5 SE 8 SE 12 SE 13 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1600-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........83 86 90 93 93 92 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 64 62 61 59 57 RH..............55 65 74 79 85 89 20 FT WIND......S 14 SE 12 SE 12 E 13 SE 13 E 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 22 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........92 92 93 94 93 92 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 59 62 67 69 69 RH..............89 87 80 69 66 68 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 15 E 16 E 15 E 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...MATT FREIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.BOYER.01/OAX