FNUS73 KOAX 120923
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FARM CREEK...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
423 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOW FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS SHOWERS BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER
THE REGION. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IS LATER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...HOWEVER A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGHOUT THE DAYTIME HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
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.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........79     92     95     96     97     97
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............46     53     57     58     57     55
RH..............53     48     45     47     55     61
20 FT WIND......SE 13  SE 15  SE 17  SE 18  SE 17  SE 17
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     30     25     25
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
                    OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 24 TO 33 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KERN
REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.FARMC.01/OAX