FNUS73 KOAX 121816
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST...EPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1216 PM CST MON DEC 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1200 CST ON DECEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
BUT ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MODERATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COULD TOTAL
1.50 INCHES. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOULD SUBSIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RELATIVELY DRY PERIOD IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1100
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........90     94     95     99     99     100
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     48     47     43     41     40
RH..............53     60     68     68     76     82
20 FT WIND......S 16   S 14   S 10   S 7    S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
OCCASIONAL RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...TEST
TYPE OF REQUEST...TEST
.TAG 20111208.HIGGI.01/OAX