FNUS73 KOAX 261029 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR PIONEER TRL...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 529 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 CDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING SOUTH THROUGH MINNESOTA TODAY. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE AIR RELATIVELY DRY ACROSS THE AREA AND BRING OCCASIONALLY GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. FROM NORTH NORTHEAST THIS MORNING AND SHIFTING TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 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.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM SKY (%).........28 31 40 49 52 53 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 69 71 69 64 58 RH..............52 44 39 40 46 57 20 FT WIND......NE 12 NE 12 E 12 E 12 E 13 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 36 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 36 TO 44 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN AUSDEMORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.PIONE.01/OAX