FNUS73 KOAX 010934 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR MAY PROPERTY...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 434 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 20 MPH WILL PUSH THE OUTLOOK AREA INTO THE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER CATEGORY BY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM SKY (%).........11 12 13 14 13 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 86 86 82 76 71 RH..............51 44 43 47 59 71 20 FT WIND......S 17 S 18 S 18 S 17 S 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 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.......1900-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 16 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.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 26 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120401.MAYPR.01/OAX