FNUS73 KOAX 031103 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST-BAR RX...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 603 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........10 6 5 1 3 4 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 41 51 57 61 62 RH..............77 50 35 29 26 26 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 S 10 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 72 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......3700-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........4 9 14 17 31 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 54 49 46 44 42 RH..............29 44 56 60 65 72 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 9 SE 10 SE 13 SE 12 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 4 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........63 66 69 73 70 67 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 48 54 59 62 64 RH..............68 55 48 46 45 45 20 FT WIND......SE 13 S 16 S 16 S 13 SW 12 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 25 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110503.STBAR.01/OAX