FNUS73 KOAX 300958 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHBENCHRX...BIA- WINNEBAGO AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 458 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE BY MID-MORNING...AND LOW CLOUDS SHOULD BREAK THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL VEER SLIGHTLY FROM SOUTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY...WITH SPEEDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......200-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-7200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........55 39 35 35 36 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 67 72 74 72 69 RH..............65 52 42 40 44 49 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 13 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 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.......2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 23 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7400-8300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MAYES REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120430.HIGHB.01/OAX