FNUS73 KOAX 161355 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 855 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. CLOUDY SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE 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.......900-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 88 51 38 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 58 60 66 69 71 RH..............86 75 69 61 55 53 20 FT WIND......NW 12 N 13 N 10 N 6 NE 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........29 33 39 43 47 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 63 58 57 57 56 RH..............59 70 80 86 86 86 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 S 9 S 10 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........58 57 57 56 57 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 60 66 71 74 74 RH..............90 84 73 63 59 62 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 SW 8 W 5 NW 2 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100916.OMAHA.01/OAX