FNUS73 KOAX 111034 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR TROXEL...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 534 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO LIGHTER WINDS...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO DIMINISH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES ARE THEN EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AS WARMER AIR MOVES BACK TOWARD THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........42 32 20 10 7 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 53 58 61 62 RH..............89 73 57 45 39 38 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 10 NW 14 NW 17 NW 17 N 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 4 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 53 48 45 42 40 RH..............39 49 59 63 71 74 20 FT WIND......N 14 NW 10 NW 7 NW 3 W 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 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.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........19 23 27 31 31 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 45 55 63 69 70 RH..............79 62 45 36 31 31 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 7 S 10 S 13 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110411.TROXE.01/OAX