FNUS73 KOAX 081043 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 443 AM CST MON NOV 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION. LOWEST AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE AROUND 34-39 PERCENT AROUND IGNITION TIME WITH SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........2 2 2 3 6 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 50 58 65 71 71 RH..............55 54 45 37 30 32 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........15 15 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 57 54 51 50 48 RH..............42 50 58 66 72 81 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 32 TO 36 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 19 25 30 31 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 48 57 66 71 71 RH..............89 86 64 47 40 41 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 15 S 18 S 20 S 22 S 21 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .VETERANS DAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KERN REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101108.HITCH.01/OAX