FNUS73 KOAX 191018 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 518 AM CDT THU APR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING...WITH RAIN A GOOD BET FROM 10 AM IGNITION TIME THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR INTERSTATE 80 WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...ALLOWING FOR NORTHEAST WINDS TO CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY. HOWEVER WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTHERLY AND INCREASE AFTER 3 PM AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES TO THE SOUTH. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OFF AND ON THROUGH 5 PM OR SO. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION... INCREASING TO 15 MPH BY NOON...THEN TURNING TO THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........95 93 88 80 74 71 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............52 53 54 54 52 48 RH..............90 87 78 72 73 81 20 FT WIND......NE 9 N 13 N 16 N 17 N 16 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120419.OMAHA.01/OAX