FNUS73 KOAX 091052 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 452 AM CST TUE NOV 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER VERY WARM AND BREEZY DAY IS EXPECTED AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON...AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 29 TO 36 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........5 13 18 18 22 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 47 57 66 71 71 RH..............84 84 63 47 39 39 20 FT WIND......SE 9 S 12 S 14 S 15 S 16 SE 18 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 25 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 50. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 36 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........36 39 42 45 53 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 59 56 54 53 51 RH..............48 56 63 71 71 76 20 FT WIND......SE 18 SE 17 SE 16 S 15 S 15 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 2 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 59. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 72 72 72 69 65 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 51 54 57 59 58 RH..............77 75 67 57 46 40 20 FT WIND......SE 14 S 15 S 17 S 17 S 15 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .VETERANS DAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101109.HITCH.01/OAX