FNUS73 KOAX 121600 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR SIX PACK WILDFIRE...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1100 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1042 CDT ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING LEAVING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL TURN FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........58 42 30 12 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 53 61 68 66 58 RH..............83 50 40 33 33 42 20 FT WIND......S 10 SW 10 W 13 NW 16 NW 13 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 SW 10 W 13 NW 16 NW 13 NW 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 25 15 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 24 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 24 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...FOBERT REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120312.SIXPA.01/OAX