FNUS73 KOAX 290908 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR RAHEL EASEMENT...NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 408 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE COULD BE A FEW SPRINKLES AROUND THIS MORNING OTHERWISE CLOUDS SHOULD DECREASE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD BE NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH BY 130 PM CDT BEFORE BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND THEN SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT SKY (%).........39 34 28 28 32 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............79 79 80 75 66 66 RH..............40 41 39 46 62 65 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 5 SE 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 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.......1000-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MUCH COOLER. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 18 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130429.RAHEL.01/OAX