FNUS73 KOAX 261433
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONCA...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
933 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND AFFECT THE
BURN SITE FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE DAY. UP TO 2 INCHES
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON GRASSY AREAS...HOWEVER LATEST RADAR
TRENDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 30S SUGGEST AMOUNTS
MAY NOT EVEN REACH AN INCH. OTHERWISE PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER
AND EASTERLY WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED.
WITH CLOUDS AND LIGHT SNOW AROUND...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
SHOULD REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE 70 PERCENT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............29     28     30     32     33     34
RH..............100    96     88     81     78     72
20 FT WIND......E 12   E 13   E 13   E 14   E 15   E 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    98     96
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     31     29     28     27     25
RH..............75     81     88     90     87     85
20 FT WIND......E 15   E 12   E 10   SE 10  SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15                   10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...DERGAN
REQUESTED BY...HEATH ESTEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110326.PONCA.01/OAX