FNUS73 KOAX 020914
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSSOWSKI...BEATRICE RURAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
414 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS IN CONTROL OF THE AREA
THIS MORNING. THROUGHOUT THE DAY THIS HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL
MOVE EAST OF THE BURN AREA...ALLOWING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO
DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE WINDS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
FROM DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL STAY STRONG
OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........96     92     88     84     69     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     47     58     65     68     71
RH..............85     65     47     41     37     39
20 FT WIND......W 1    S 3    S 7    S 15   S 18   S 20
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             20     25     30
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-900 FT
                    AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........35     37     40     42     41     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     61     56     55     55     55
RH..............45     56     69     74     77     80
20 FT WIND......S 16   S 16   S 17   S 18   S 18   S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      3      4      4

$$
FORECASTER...PEARSON
REQUESTED BY...KYLE SPILKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110402.OSSOW.01/OAX