FNUS73 KOAX 270949 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 449 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THICK CLOUD COVER WAS ADVANCING NORTHWARD THIS MORNING INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. AT THIS POINT DO NOT EXPECT MUCH ADVANCEMENT PAST THE I-80 CORRIDOR THROUGH TODAY. MEANWHILE AREAS NORTH OF I-80 SHOULD SEE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES. LIGHT AND VARIABLE SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL TODAY OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT SKY (%).........51 51 37 31 23 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............66 70 69 64 58 53 RH..............56 45 47 56 68 77 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 6 S 5 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 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.......2200-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 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.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3900-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MUCH COOLER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DEE REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130427.HITCH.01/OAX