FNUS73 KOAX 181021 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR VINCENT BLUFF STATE PRESERVE...PARTNER AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 521 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE MORNING...WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY NOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE AROUND 50 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME DROPPING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. SUNNY SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 7 11 11 12 WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 56 64 70 73 74 RH..............87 74 56 46 39 39 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 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.......2900-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........12 13 14 15 16 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 64 59 56 53 51 RH..............40 51 64 72 80 84 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 17 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 INCREASING TO 4700-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........17 28 38 48 52 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 57 63 68 71 72 RH..............86 70 55 50 47 48 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 14 SE 16 SE 17 SE 15 E 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100518.VINCE.01/OAX