FNUS73 KOAX 270946 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR PPNC FOUNDATION PRAIRIE...LINCOLN PARKS AND REC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 446 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. THIS SHOULD BRING MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS AND DECREASING CLOUDINESS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........70 61 50 41 37 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 46 52 57 61 62 RH..............98 82 64 50 43 42 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 15 NW 14 N 9 N 8 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. 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.......3000-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........27 20 12 6 8 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 55 50 46 44 42 RH..............44 54 64 73 77 84 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 5 SE 6 S 7 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........14 17 21 24 28 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 53 64 70 73 74 RH..............82 59 45 39 36 36 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 15 S 21 SE 25 S 28 S 26 20 FT WIND GUST. 25 30 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...AARON DRUERY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100427.PPNCF.01/OAX