FNUS73 KOAX 050957 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR BADGER RIDGE...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 457 AM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WIND WILL BE A CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE TONIGHT. RH WILL INCREASE COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW DAYS AS THE SOUTHERLY WINDS DRAW IN MOISTURE...BUT RESPITE WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT RH RETURNS ON SUNDAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 29 TO 38 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........27 30 34 36 38 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 44 50 57 61 61 RH..............79 76 63 51 46 46 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 21 S 25 S 30 S 31 S 30 20 FT WIND GUST.20 30 35 40 40 40 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......700-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 38 TO 46 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........43 39 33 29 26 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 55 54 54 51 50 RH..............51 59 61 61 66 63 20 FT WIND......SE 24 S 24 S 25 S 23 S 21 S 17 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........21 18 14 11 10 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 46 48 53 56 54 RH..............63 63 51 36 27 30 20 FT WIND......S 13 SW 13 SW 12 W 10 W 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...MAYES REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111105.BADGE.01/OAX