FNUS73 KOAX 230940 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOYER CHUTE-FRI...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 440 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PERIODS OF RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING... ENDING AROUND MIDDAY. IN WAKE OF MORNING RAINS...TEMPS WILL WARM AND INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST NEB...WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING. EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 24 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 98 95 93 79 74 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 56 59 63 66 67 RH..............90 83 75 67 68 70 20 FT WIND......E 15 E 17 E 20 E 20 E 17 E 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 25 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........71 74 74 72 65 55 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 62 60 58 56 54 RH..............73 81 84 86 90 93 20 FT WIND......E 15 SE 14 SE 10 SE 6 SE 8 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH EARLY 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4700-5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........47 50 53 56 62 69 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 58 63 67 70 69 RH..............93 77 65 56 49 49 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 9 S 10 S 12 W 13 W 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MAYES REQUESTED BY...MATT FREIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100423.BOYER.01/OAX