FNUS73 KOAX 151002 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR PARROTT FARM...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 502 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL START OFF VERY EARLY THIS MORNING AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH...BUT WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING AS MIXING INCREASES. SOME SURFACE GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS START TO DIMINISH. AS WINDS START TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON THEY WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING...BUT PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. THE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO LIMIT AFTERNOON VERTICAL MIXING THOUGH. WITH COOL CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE AREA DRY AIR WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S WITH A QUICK RECOVERY EXPECTED TOWARD EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM SKY (%).........61 67 76 82 77 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............51 53 53 51 47 43 RH..............44 41 39 44 51 62 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 12 NW 10 N 10 E 8 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......2700-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 15 MPH BECOMING 13 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130415.PARRO.01/OAX