FNUS73 KOAX 251023 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR L148 149 RX...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 523 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COOL FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES INITIALLY WILL NOT COOL BEHIND IT...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD INCREASE AND COULD GUST TO 25 MPH OR HIGHER...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........35 36 36 34 33 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 79 83 86 85 76 RH..............47 35 30 25 25 33 20 FT WIND......W 13 NW 15 NW 16 NW 16 NW 14 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 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.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 18 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MUCH COOLER. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH. .SATURDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.L1481.01/OAX