FNUS73 KOAX 271148 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 648 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT AND MIXING LOW TODAY...WITH WINDS BECOMING EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THIS EVENING. TONIGHT...STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3300-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........31 37 45 51 48 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 65 73 79 82 82 RH..............95 77 62 52 46 46 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 NE 5 E 7 E 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 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.......300-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........40 45 51 56 61 67 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............79 69 61 59 57 56 RH..............50 71 90 91 92 96 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......300-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........72 71 71 70 69 67 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 61 69 75 77 77 RH..............97 89 74 64 62 62 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MAYES REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110827.OMAHA.01/OAX