FNUS73 KOAX 021232 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGGINS PILE BURN...BIA- WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 732 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING BUT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THE REGION BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM. LIQUID PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD BE MOSTLY UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3100-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........90 80 67 57 50 41 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............36 37 39 43 44 43 RH..............96 96 85 60 45 41 20 FT WIND......N 16 N 8 N 8 N 17 N 18 N 17 20 FT WIND GUST.25 10 10 25 30 25 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........34 30 26 22 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 33 30 27 26 24 RH..............52 58 63 68 68 71 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........24 22 20 19 14 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 25 35 43 48 48 RH..............74 71 52 41 34 34 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 SW 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111102.HIGGI.01/OAX