FNUS73 KOAX 301236 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 736 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 CDT ON OCTOBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE DAKOTAS COULD BRING A FEW SPRINKLES TO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WIND AND MILD TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR ORGANIZED PRECIPITATION COMES SATURDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........85 85 85 81 61 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............33 38 46 53 56 53 RH..............89 76 58 44 40 44 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 SE 6 SE 5 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 6 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121030.HITCH.01/OAX