FNUS73 KOAX 310930
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PARROTT FARM...PARTNER AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

BY THIS AFTERNOON...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND SOUTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING AROUND 20 MPH WILL PUT THE MAJORITY OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA IN THE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 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.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-2800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........39     39     39     39     38     36
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     80     83     79     72     65
RH..............61     47     41     45     57     73
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 15   SW 18  SW 15  S 12   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     30     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 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.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120331.PARRO.01/OAX