FNUS73 KOAX 171023
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
423 AM CST SAT NOV 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS
INCREASING TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 35 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE.
WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT BUT DECREASE TO 10 TO 15
MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.......300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........40     44     47     47     44     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58     61     57     52     48     46
RH..............45     44     45     50     58     61
20 FT WIND......S 22   S 23   S 18   S 15   S 15   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     30     20     20     20
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 26 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-2300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KERN
REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121117.HITCH.01/OAX