FNUS73 KOAX 301026
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
526 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS
WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SURFACE WINDS OF 15
TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26-29 MPH. THE WIND SPEEDS AND
GUSTS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 3 PM. DRY LOW LEVEL AIR WILL MOVE IN
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR A COUPLE
OF HOURS. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY WITH FILTER
SUNSHINE ALLOW FOR GOOD MIXING HEIGHTS. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA LATE THIS EVENING...BUT MORE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........63     62     60     59     67     78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59     59     61     63     67     68
RH..............69     61     49     40     33     29
20 FT WIND......W 12   NW 12  NW 14  N 16   N 16   N 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 26 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 36 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 36 MPH.

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