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SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK...NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
420 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON NOVEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE MOSTLY LESS THAN 10 MPH AND SHIFT
FROM A WEST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION AT NOON TO SOUTHWEST BY 200 OR
230 PM BEFORE BECOMING SOUTH BY 500 PM. HOWEVER...THEY COULD BE
LIGHT ENOUGH TO BE MORE AFFECTED BY LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........4      4      3      3      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58     61     57     50     47     45
RH..............44     39     48     60     66     74
20 FT WIND......SW 2   S 3    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
COLDER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121120.HITCH.01/OAX