FNUS73 KOAX 110943 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ST-BAR RX...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 443 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM WISCONSIN ACROSS PARTS OF IOWA... NEBRASKA AND THEN INTO EASTERN COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER SHOULD STRENGTHEN OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN KANSAS TODAY...THEN TRACK ALONG THE FRONT INTO NEBRASKA THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........58 57 56 55 68 86 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 59 65 69 71 72 RH..............74 66 59 55 54 57 20 FT WIND......N 13 N 13 N 13 NE 13 NE 9 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 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.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 91 79 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 65 62 59 57 56 RH..............63 75 82 89 96 98 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 8 NE 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........70 73 77 81 82 83 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 57 59 60 61 61 RH..............100 90 82 75 68 63 20 FT WIND......NE 10 NE 13 N 14 N 16 N 20 N 22 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 30 30 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.STBAR.01/OAX