FNUS73 KOAX 061015 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR SKI HILLS...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 515 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTH OR NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD DECREASE A LITTLE BY LATE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........68 59 57 58 55 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 52 57 61 63 64 RH..............48 44 40 35 31 30 20 FT WIND......N 20 N 20 N 18 N 18 N 15 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 30 30 20 15 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........44 44 52 54 60 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 56 51 49 46 44 RH..............32 43 54 62 71 76 20 FT WIND......N 8 NE 6 NE 6 E 6 E 6 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. EAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 36 TO 39 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........77 83 90 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 47 52 56 60 61 RH..............78 77 69 64 58 60 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 13 E 15 E 18 E 24 E 24 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 35 30 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.SKIHI.01/OAX