FNUS73 KOAX 281010
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PP NATURE CENTER WORKSHOP...CITY OF LINCOLN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
510 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...PLEASE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHTER WINDS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT
IN SLIGHTLY LOWER FIRE DANGER COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. THE GRASSLAND
FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL STILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY THIS
AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
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.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    12 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM
SKY (%).........33     39     43     49     58     64
WEATHER COV.....              CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............76     76     71     65     62     60
RH..............27     27     35     46     54     60
20 FT WIND......E 12   E 13   E 13   SE 10  SE 10  SE 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15            15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      6      6      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 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.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO
                    16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...AARON DRUERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.PPNAT.01/OAX