FNUS73 KOAX 120952 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR CASINO RX...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 452 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY 900 AM AND 10 TO 15 MPH BY NOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........10 16 24 30 38 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 43 53 62 67 69 RH..............75 64 47 37 34 33 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 12 S 14 S 15 S 13 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........57 66 78 88 90 93 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 59 54 50 47 45 RH..............38 48 55 60 71 80 20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 3 NE 3 N 5 N 7 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 15 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 4 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 26 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........95 96 98 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 45 47 49 51 51 RH..............89 83 76 67 62 59 20 FT WIND......NE 14 NE 15 NE 16 NE 16 NE 16 NE 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .FRIDAY... RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.CASIN.01/OAX