FNUS73 KOAX 201144 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR PARROTT FARM...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 644 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE EAST TO IOWA TODAY...WITH CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. SOUTH FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS WILL LEAD TO MORE CLOUDS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION. VERY LIGHT SNOW OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN IOWA AND FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM SKY (%).........74 78 76 79 79 77 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 48 51 51 48 44 RH..............45 44 44 48 54 65 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 12 SE 15 SE 15 SE 15 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 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.......2600-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4300-5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 38 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZAPOTOCNY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130420.PARRO.01/OAX