FNUS73 KOAX 231037 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGGIN S PROJECT...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 437 AM CST WED JAN 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS MORNING. THUS NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM IGNITION TIME THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS SHOULD AVERAGE 10 TO 15 MPH BUT COULD BE GUSTY AT TIMES FROM MID MORNING ON. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TEENS AT IGNITION WILL ONLY SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........12 AT IGNITION...MAX 20. RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........46 43 41 40 38 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............12 14 18 20 18 13 RH..............80 73 59 49 49 55 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 13 N 14 N 13 N 13 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 1. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 20 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 21. RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 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.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130123.HIGGI.01/OAX