FNUS73 KOAX 171039 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 539 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR A FEW SPRINKLES THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM...THEN SKIES SHOULD BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY FOR THE BALANCE OF THE DAY. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS EARLY IN THE DAY WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY NOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO AN OUTSIDE SHOT AT A LATE DAY THUNDERSTORM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........40 41 46 54 59 68 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 67 71 72 70 63 RH..............52 45 40 38 40 52 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 16 S 18 S 17 S 15 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 25 20 25 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.......500-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 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.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.OMAHA.01/OAX