FNUS73 KOAX 290937 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 437 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD A WAYNE TO COLUMBUS LINE BY NOON BEFORE THE SOUTHERN END SLOWS OR BECOMES STATIONARY WHILE THE NORTHERN SECTION PUSHES SLOWLY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA. WINDS ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN AREAS FARTHER AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHERE WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH. SOME AREAS NEAR AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT COULD EVEN EXPERIENCE A PERIOD OF LIGHT NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE GENERALLY NOT EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND OR AFTER 5 OR 6 PM CDT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1400-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........27 29 31 33 40 50 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............55 62 69 74 76 77 RH..............74 65 55 51 48 48 20 FT WIND......S 16 S 17 S 16 S 14 SW 15 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......3100-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 23 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........75 85 90 92 88 82 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 65 59 55 53 51 RH..............57 70 78 80 83 89 20 FT WIND......SE 13 W 7 NW 6 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........78 77 76 75 70 64 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 56 61 63 65 66 RH..............89 72 58 52 48 47 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 10 W 10 SW 12 SW 13 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100429.OMAHA.01/OAX