FNUS73 KOAX 260958 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 458 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER CLOUDY AND COOL DAY IS IN STORE FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE IN THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LIMITED VERTICAL MIXING...HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND LOWER SMOKE DISPERSION. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY A RETURN TO WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........94 90 84 80 78 76 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 46 48 52 53 54 RH..............86 89 79 70 65 61 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 14 NW 15 NW 14 N 17 N 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........75 72 69 67 73 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 48 44 42 40 39 RH..............62 72 78 82 88 89 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 10 N 10 N 10 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 41 TO 45 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........88 87 85 84 84 84 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 43 49 54 57 58 RH..............92 75 62 52 47 44 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 14 NW 18 NW 23 NW 26 NW 23 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 30 30 35 30 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110426.OMAHA.01/OAX