FNUS73 KOAX 161030 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SIOUX SCOUT RANCH...IA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 430 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 THE AREA ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7400-8200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........60 60 54 47 42 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 37 38 32 25 21 RH..............36 28 29 37 49 65 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 10 W 10 W 9 W 9 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DOUG CHAFA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111116.LITTL.01/OAX