FNUS73 KOAX 290922
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SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
422 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THERE COULD BE A FEW SPRINKLES AROUND THIS MORNING...BUT
PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED BY 2 PM CDT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH THIS MORNING SHOULD BECOME
EAST SOUTHEAST AT 6 TO 12 MPH BY 2 PM AND THEN SOUTH AT 10
TO 17 MPH BY 6 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO
                    7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM
SKY (%).........28     26     25     28     32     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............76     78     76     66     59     56
RH..............38     35     38     54     73     82
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 8   S 10   S 12   S 12   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     15     15     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      4      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 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.......2300-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 21 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 29 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MUCH COOLER. SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY
REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN AUSDEMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.OMAHA.02/OAX