FNUS73 KOAX 270952
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SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA-WINNEBAGO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
452 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........17     15     15     16     19     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61     68     72     74     72     64
RH..............53     45     38     33     33     43
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 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.......3800-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 5300-7100
                    FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
                    7800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEE
REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE-FMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.OMAHA.01/OAX