FNUS73 KOAX 071039 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR PFLUG RD BURN...GRETNA FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 539 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND INTO CENTRAL IOWA THIS MORNING...AND PUSH TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT...QUICKLY SHIFTING EAST DURING THE DAY. THE CLOUDS WILL THEN GIVE WAY TO SUNSHINE. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM SKY (%).........8 6 6 6 6 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 65 63 54 46 42 RH..............24 23 24 32 41 47 20 FT WIND......NW 22 NW 20 NW 15 NW 8 NW 2 W 0 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 20 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. 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.......6400-6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 0 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5900-6600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ZAPOTOCNY REQUESTED BY...CAMPBELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120407.PFLUG.03/OAX