FNUS73 KOAX 141342 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OIL SPILL SUPPORT...EPA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 742 AM CST WED DEC 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0800 AM CST DECEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD FROM KANSAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND INTO CENTRAL IOWA BY THIS EVENING. THIS LOW...IN COMBINATION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD ALSO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY FROM KANSAS AND MISSOURI INTO IOWA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO OUR EAST...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST...ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO MOVE ACROSS THE MIDLANDS. .TODAY... EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN TODAY...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST UNTIL MID AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST TOWARD THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOULD DECREASE IN COVERAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST. SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 98 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 46 49 55 56 54 RH..............100 95 88 73 72 72 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 SE 10 S 13 S 14 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...RANDY SCHADEMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20111214.OILSP.01/OAX