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FNUS73 KOAX 071203
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHCOCK...POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
603 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON NOVEMBER 07. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS PARTS OF CANADA INTO THE UPPER 
MIDWEST.  LOCALLY...A WIND SHIFT WILL PUSH ACROSS REGION TODAY...
FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT TONIGHT.  THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH 
THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY MAINLY DRY. SOUTH WINDS WILL USHER IN 
MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY WITH LOWEST RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY LEVELS OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT.  TONIGHT...STRONG NORTHWEST 
WINDS WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 30S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. 
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 
                    AROUND 9 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3700 FT AGL 
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT 
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17 
                    TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 

TIME (CST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  
SKY (%).........46     55     63     69     71     70     
WEATHER COV.....                                          
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
TSTM COV........                                          
TEMP............60     63     59     54     50     47     
RH..............37     36     44     57     65     73     
20 FT WIND......S 20   SW 15  SW 9   W 7    NW 10  NW 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.30     20     10            15     25     
HAINES INDEX....4      5      4      4      3      3      

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING 
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. 
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 
                    21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
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.......0-300 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 
                    AROUND 37 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. 
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL 
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN 
                    DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 31 TO 38 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 21 TO 26 
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN 
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 

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FORECASTER...ZAPOTOCNY
REQUESTED BY...CHAD GRAEVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20141107.HITCH.01/OAX