FNUS73 KOAX 271030
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
530 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...PLEASE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER
CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE
IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE A LITTLE
LOWER ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO LIGHTER WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........34     26     23     17     10     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     69     73     74     69     61
RH..............56     44     31     26     30     41
20 FT WIND......SW 15  W 18   W 20   W 18   W 15   W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20     30     30     30     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      6      6      5      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 7
                    MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120327.HITCH.01/OAX