FNUS73 KOAX 301513 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR 198 199...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1013 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIRMASS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THIS MORNINGS WEATHER DISTURBANCE. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE QUITE HIGH. BY WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS. EVEN DRIER...WINDIER...AND WARMER WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY BEFORE COOLER READINGS RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........92 90 91 84 75 70 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 67 72 75 77 77 RH..............97 87 78 74 70 69 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 12 SE 13 SE 14 SE 13 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 49 44 40 34 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 70 68 66 65 64 RH..............74 87 92 97 97 97 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......200-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........20 17 13 10 13 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 68 76 82 85 86 RH..............100 90 76 67 63 61 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 12 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .FRIDAY... NOT AS WARM. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...JOE HARRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110830.19819.01/OAX