FNUS73 KOAX 251231 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSEWOOD...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY ROADS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 731 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 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). TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1200-2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........15 16 16 16 14 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 45 53 59 61 62 RH..............72 53 43 37 38 38 20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 7 SW 10 SW 13 S 15 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 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 23 TO 29 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 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.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN AUSDEMORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.ROSEW.01/OAX