FNUS73 KOAX 071250 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JOE GEORGE RX...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 750 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RATHER COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE ORGANIZING OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION TODAY...WHILE A LOW PRESSURE CENTER DEEPENS OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........45 63 83 99 99 98 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............40 46 52 57 60 60 RH..............75 60 47 40 36 36 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 14 S 17 S 17 SE 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........98 99 99 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 51 47 45 43 41 RH..............40 52 66 77 86 91 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 12 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........99 99 67 51 51 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 45 52 61 65 66 RH..............95 87 68 52 46 47 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 12 SE 13 SE 12 SE 14 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110407.JOEGE.01/OAX