FNUS73 KOAX 200919 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMESTEAD...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 419 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FEW HIGHER WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND IF THEY DEVELOP...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4100-6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........2 2 3 3 3 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 43 56 68 74 74 RH..............85 71 45 29 24 23 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 8 W 10 W 13 W 13 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 73 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........3 3 4 4 6 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 57 52 48 46 44 RH..............31 39 46 53 57 65 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 N 7 N 6 N 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 28 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........11 12 13 13 16 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 46 57 66 71 71 RH..............73 66 46 34 29 29 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 7 E 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BEACHAM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101020.HOMES.01/OAX