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SPOT FORECAST FOR PIONEER TRL 2...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
530 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE SOUTH TODAY AND BE LOCATED OVER
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........5      10     6      7      15     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     60     64     66     64     58
RH..............51     39     32     32     35     47
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 3   W 5    W 5    SW 3   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5                    5
HAINES INDEX....5      6      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
                    6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FOBERT
REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN AUSDEMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.PIONE.01/OAX