FNUS73 KOAX 291030
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PPNC WORKSHOP...CITY OF LINCOLN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
530 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS TODAY
THEN MOVE EAST WITH A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WITH THE
PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA DURING THE EVENING.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........31     38     45     56     67     81
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TSTM COV........                                   CHANCE
TEMP............58     65     66     63     56     52
RH..............49     42     40     46     61     73
20 FT WIND......SE 13  SE 14  SE 13  SE 10  SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     15     15     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 22 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FOBERT
REQUESTED BY...AARON DRUERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130329.PPNCW.01/OAX