FNUS73 KOAX 010927 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 427 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT SHOULD MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........23 24 28 34 38 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 62 67 66 61 56 RH..............66 56 49 50 58 61 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 5 SW 3 N 6 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 32 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 28 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 39 TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 29 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111101.HITCH.01/OAX