FNUS73 KOAX 111500 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 900 AM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WITH A WIND SHIFT TO MORE WEST AND THEN BACK TO SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE DRY AND WARMER. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT AND COULD BRING SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION WITH IT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. 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.......300-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 20 13 7 6 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 33 41 53 58 57 RH..............81 78 62 43 37 38 20 FT WIND......S 7 SW 6 SW 7 W 8 W 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........6 5 5 6 12 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 44 41 38 36 35 RH..............54 65 70 76 82 85 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 29 34 43 42 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 39 47 56 61 59 RH..............82 76 60 49 42 45 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 12 SW 16 S 16 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ZAPOTOCNY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111111.HITCH.01/OAX