FNUS73 KOAX 191049 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR TROXEL...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 449 AM CST MON NOV 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON NOVEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED TODAY AS A WEAK COOL FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST OVER THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME WEST AND EVENTUALLY NORTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING...EVENTUALLY BECOMING NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 10 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM SKY (%).........18 18 18 18 16 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............59 61 57 52 47 44 RH..............53 48 55 63 74 79 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 7 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......100-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .THANKSGIVING DAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KERN REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121119.TROXE.01/OAX