FNUS73 KOAX 171031
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PFULG ROAD BURN...GRETNA FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
531 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
SUNDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE NATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 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.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........29     34     40     45     37     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     72     78     81     80     74
RH..............87     68     56     51     51     62
20 FT WIND......S 17   S 20   S 20   S 18   S 17   S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     30     30     25     25
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 17 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.......3000-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 25 TO 26 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 31 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FOBERT
REQUESTED BY...CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120317.PFULG.01/OAX