FNUS73 KOAX 241838 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA-WINNEBAGO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 138 PM CDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1350 CDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THAT WILL LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH INCREASING CLOUDS TODAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS WARMING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S. DURING THE TRANSITION...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH ON THURSDAY AND BECOME BREEZY AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WHICH MAY BRING AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 23 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 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.......3800-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT SKY (%).........53 58 57 60 34 24 WEATHER COV.....S CHC SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............49 53 49 44 37 33 RH..............48 39 45 60 72 78 20 FT WIND......W 21 W 22 NW 23 NW 20 NW 16 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 25 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 3 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS 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.......2900-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH BECOMING WEST 9 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 32 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KERN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.OMAHA.01/OAX