FNUS73 KOAX 050942 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTON...PARTNER AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 442 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT WEST WINDS AT SUNRISE WILL BECOME WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BEFORE NOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 50 PERCENT AT 9 AM WILL DROP TO 30 PERCENT AT NOON...THEN BOTTOM OUT AT OR BELOW 25 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH BY MID MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 39 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........8 7 5 4 5 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 48 54 59 61 62 RH..............67 49 36 29 26 24 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 22 W 28 W 28 W 26 W 23 20 FT WIND GUST.15 30 35 35 35 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........8 20 36 47 57 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 54 48 44 42 40 RH..............26 35 47 62 65 70 20 FT WIND......NW 17 NW 9 NW 5 N 5 NE 5 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 22 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........81 79 76 74 78 82 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 48 56 61 63 63 RH..............67 56 45 41 38 39 20 FT WIND......NE 10 E 13 E 16 SE 18 SE 18 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 30 30 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100505.LUTON.01/OAX