FNUS73 KOAX 301339 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 829 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. 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 FILTERED SUNSHINE ALLOWING FOR GOOD MIXING HEIGHTS. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...BUT MORE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASEING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........36 21 50 64 75 89 WEATHER COV..... DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TSTM COV........ TEMP............62 64 68 68 64 57 RH..............54 44 32 29 34 45 20 FT WIND......N 16 N 15 N 16 N 15 N 14 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 25 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......2200-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 36 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41. RH..................MIN 76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 31 TO 36 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN AUSDEMORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130430.OMAHA.01/OAX