FNUS73 KOAX 281532
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PONCA...PARTNER AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1032 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FLURRIES WILL BE COMMON.  IN ADDITION TO THE
FLURRIES...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO 1 INCH INTO THE EVENING.  WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY
STEADY OUT OF THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............32     34     36     36
RH..............79     75     76     76
20 FT WIND......SE 14  SE 14  SE 14  SE 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW   SNOW
TEMP............35     33     31     30     28     27
RH..............78     85     92     92     91     90
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 10  SE 9   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NIETFELD
REQUESTED BY...HEATH ESTEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110328.PONCA.01/OAX