FNUS73 KOAX 010935
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LSSR UNIT 1...IOWA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
435 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT THAT SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 3 AND 6
PM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    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.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........29     32     40     49     55     67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     65     67     63     56     51
RH..............57     49     43     49     58     61
20 FT WIND......SW 5   W 2    N 3    N 5    N 8    N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.              5             10     15
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2100 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 33 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 32 TO 39 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...DOUG CHAFA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.LSSRU.01/OAX