FNUS73 KOAX 221050 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOLSOM POINT...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 550 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........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 14 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........38 46 56 62 70 79 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 55 61 66 69 70 RH..............94 78 64 57 53 54 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 SE 8 SE 12 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 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.......1100-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........86 88 91 93 92 91 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 64 62 61 60 59 RH..............57 67 76 80 83 87 20 FT WIND......S 14 SE 12 SE 12 E 13 SE 13 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........91 91 93 93 91 90 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 60 65 69 72 72 RH..............90 86 76 65 62 64 20 FT WIND......E 13 E 13 E 15 E 16 E 16 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.FOLSO.01/OAX