FNUS73 KOAX 081028 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGGINS PILE BURN...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 428 AM CST THU DEC 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. IT APPEARS MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE SOUTHWEST OF A NORFOLK TO OMAHA LINE WITH AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE THERE. A LIGHT DUSTING UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE FROM NORFOLK THROUGH OMAHA. LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH OR NORTHWEST WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 10 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 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.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........80 74 70 61 52 52 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 27 28 27 25 23 RH..............64 51 42 48 65 57 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2900-4100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111208.HIGGI.01/OAX