FNUS73 KOAX 161238 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR 808N...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 638 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON NOVEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS COULD BRING SOME SPOTTY FLURRIES TO WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA TODAY BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. OTHER AREAS WILL SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT...ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH ONCE AGAIN...WITH TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SPOTTY SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREA ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 40. RH..................27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6900-8600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM SKY (%).........63 54 43 34 28 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 35 33 27 22 19 RH..............27 27 32 44 55 67 20 FT WIND......NW 13 NW 13 NW 12 NW 10 W 9 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49. RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 26 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111116.808N_.01/OAX