FNUS73 KOAX 081102 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR FARM CREEK PUBLIC WILDLIFE AREA...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 602 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM FRONT OVER KANSAS AND MISSOURI TODAY WILL START TO LIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT...BUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY EAST TO SOUTHEAST. A GOOD DEAL OF CLOUDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...BUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY. THE CLOUDS AND WINDS WILL LIMIT VERTICAL MIXING TODAY AND ALLOW FOR HIGHER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 98 94 92 83 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 49 55 60 63 64 RH..............96 86 75 65 62 63 20 FT WIND......NE 9 E 10 E 10 E 10 SE 12 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........61 64 69 72 76 81 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 59 57 55 54 53 RH..............68 77 84 89 94 97 20 FT WIND......SE 13 SE 13 SE 10 SE 9 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH LATE 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.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........84 77 67 59 59 59 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 58 68 76 81 82 RH..............100 92 74 63 55 53 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 9 S 13 S 15 S 17 S 21 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 25 30 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110408.FARMC.01/OAX