FNUS73 KOAX 301517 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP III...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1017 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...BUT NO ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........71 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.......2500-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........92 86 78 73 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 74 76 76 RH..............80 76 73 72 20 FT WIND......SE 13 SE 14 SE 13 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 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.......1000-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........63 54 47 43 35 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 69 67 66 65 64 RH..............77 89 93 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.......300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 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 69 77 83 86 87 RH..............100 87 74 65 61 61 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 13 SE 14 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 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. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...JOE HARRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110830.OMAHA.01/OAX