FNUS73 KOAX 121425 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 825 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DROPPING OUT OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SWEEP A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT. THE MOISTURE IS LIMITED...HOWEVER LIGHT PRECIPITATION CONSISTING OF A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN NEBRASKA INTO NORTHERN IOWA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400-2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 50 51 55 48 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 46 51 57 60 60 RH..............66 61 53 45 43 44 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 10 S 13 S 16 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 25 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. 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.......300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 38 41 50 60 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 50 48 49 48 45 RH..............47 57 60 56 58 63 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 12 S 12 S 10 SW 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400-5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1600-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........47 41 41 45 41 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 41 45 52 53 51 RH..............71 66 51 38 35 36 20 FT WIND......W 13 W 16 W 18 W 17 W 16 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 25 25 25 15 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DEE REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111112.HITCH.01/OAX