FNUS73 KOAX 061429 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGGINS PILE BURN...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 829 AM CST TUE DEC 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON DECEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE REGION. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. WITH THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE SURFACE...AN INVERSION WILL KEEP THE MIXING HEIGHTS LOW AND SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR DUE TO LIGHT WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........2 AT IGNITION...MAX 21. RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........2 2 6 11 14 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............2 13 20 20 16 13 RH..............75 61 57 61 70 80 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 13. RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 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.......200-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 21 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 35. RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 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.......300-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KERN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111206.HIGGI.01/OAX