FNUS73 KOAX 161539 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 939 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED AROUND NOON TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND THIS TIME SHOULD BE ABOUT 70 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........83 66 80 60 58 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 35 36 41 44 43 RH..............89 92 83 68 61 62 20 FT WIND......NW 9 W 6 W 5 SW 3 SW 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 73 88 98 97 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............39 36 35 33 33 32 RH..............73 80 89 95 97 97 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 E 7 E 8 E 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........93 90 84 80 66 47 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............31 31 33 36 37 36 RH..............100 99 87 80 73 72 20 FT WIND......NE 10 N 12 N 13 N 14 N 14 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KERN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101116.OMAHA.01/OAX