FNUS73 KOAX 011010 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 510 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS WILL RESULT IN NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. BECAUSE OF SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY...DROPPING INTO THE MID 40S. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE QUICKLY SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST...THEN EAST OVERNIGHT...AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SWITCHING BACK TO THE NORTH. ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PLAINS BRINGING A VERY SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM SKY (%).........56 60 55 51 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............50 55 56 52 46 43 RH..............66 55 49 54 63 67 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 12 N 10 N 6 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 20 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121101.HITCH.01/OAX