FNUS73 KOAX 241019 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGGIN S PROJECT...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 419 AM CST THU JAN 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN THE DAY...BUT SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL WARM TEMPERATURES INTO THE MIDDLE TEENS BY MIDDAY. WINDS MAY BE MORE EASTERLY EARLY...BUT WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION...THEN CLOSER TO SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVELY HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........-1 AT IGNITION...MAX 21. RH..................91 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 24 TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........45 48 51 52 54 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............-1 3 12 19 21 20 RH..............91 83 60 49 52 62 20 FT WIND......SE 12 SE 14 SE 15 SE 16 S 15 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 18. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 28. RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 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.......200-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130124.HIGGI.01/OAX