FNUS73 KOAX 251006 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA-WINNEBAGO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 506 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH SUNNY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. CALM OR VERY LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST...THEN SOUTH THROUGH THE DAYTIME AND BECOMING BREEZY WITH DECENT MIXING DEVELOPING TODAY. HUMIDITIES SHOULD DROP INTO THE 28 TO 38 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH PEAK HEATING. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING OUT OF THE ROCKIES COULD BRING SOME SHOWERS TO THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BORDER REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BECOME VERY WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS RISING INTO THE UPPER 70S BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 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 2500-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........19 19 14 11 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............48 56 60 62 60 53 RH..............46 38 36 36 41 57 20 FT WIND......SW 9 S 13 S 17 S 18 S 15 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 25 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 1 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.OMAHA.01/OAX