FNUS73 KOAX 080951 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMESTEAD RX...PARTNER AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 451 AM CDT THU SEP 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES NEAR 50 AT SUNRISE WILL RISE TO NEAR 60 AT INGNITION TIME...WITH LIGHT NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING ONLY INTO THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 90 PERCENT AT SUNRISE SHOULD DROP TO 65 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME...THEN TO NEAR 50 PERCENT BY SHORTLY AFTER NOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 55 64 71 74 75 RH..............96 81 59 48 44 44 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 9 NE 12 NE 12 NE 12 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 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 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 15 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 65 61 59 58 56 RH..............51 64 71 77 81 86 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 8 N 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 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.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........29 29 29 29 29 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 60 67 73 76 77 RH..............90 81 64 57 53 51 20 FT WIND......NW 7 N 9 N 13 N 14 N 14 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...MANCUSO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110908.HOMES.02/OAX