FNUS73 KOAX 071108 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR L-43...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 508 AM CST WED NOV 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1225 CST ON NOVEMBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA TODAY AND WILL BE CENTERED OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA BY MIDDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY AND MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MORNING WINDS WILL BE MAINLY OUT OF THE NORTH...OR LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BECOME MAINLY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BUT STILL ON THE LIGHT SIDE...5 TO 15 MPH. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LOWER INTO THE 35 PERCENT TO 45 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM SKY (%).........13 12 11 10 10 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 53 52 47 43 40 RH..............52 43 45 53 61 69 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 2 E 5 SE 6 SE 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 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.......200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 24 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .VETERANS DAY... MUCH COLDER. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MEYER REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN AUSDEMORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121107.L43__.01/OAX