620  
FNUS73 KOAX 251308  
FWSOAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WINNEBAGO CRP RX...BIA-WINNEBAGO AGENCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE  
808 AM CDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH  
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING WITH WIDELY SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE TODAY. UNDER CLOUDY  
SKIES, TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 45 TO 65  
PERCENT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY WITH  
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.  
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA  
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH WETTING RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR  
MANY. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN SOME SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS LIKELY.  
 
THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A  
VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE  
SOUTHWEST. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM 60S IN NORTHEAST  
NEBRASKA TO LOWER 80S IN FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 45 PERCENT ALONG THE KANSAS  
BORDER TO AROUND 70 PERCENT IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST  
IOWA.  
 
STRONGEST POSSIBLE WIND SPEEDS ON DAY OF BURN: GUSTS 35-40  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOWEST POSSIBLE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON DAY OF BURN: 45-50%  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 22 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 38 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 35  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (99900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................3.  
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........75 79 79 83 88 87 95 96  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
TEMP............58 60 63 64 65 66 64 64  
RH..............60 56 53 51 48 50 53 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 17 17 18 19 20 19  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 26 26 28 29 30 30 30  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.12 13 13 13 13 14 15 14  
EYE LVL WND GST.18 20 20 21 22 22 23 22  
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SURFACE WND SPD.20 21 21 21 23 24 25 24  
SURFACE WND GST.30 33 33 35 36 37 38 37  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.2 2.5 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 29 29 30 31 33 35 33  
GFDI............2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/100039 55 72 85 95 100 98 88  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 26 MPH.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 21 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 43 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 34 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 24 TO 32 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (71800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO FAIR (16700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
GFDI................3.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........94 97 99 99 99 98  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........S CHC CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE  
TEMP............63 59 57 56 54 52  
RH..............56 62 66 67 78 85  
20 FT WIND......SE 19 SE 19 SE 19 SE 19 SE 18 SE 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.29 30 30 32 30 29  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 SE 13 SE 13  
EYE LVL WND GST.22 23 23 24 22 22  
SURFACE WIND....SE 24 SE 24 SE 24 SE 24 SE 23 SE 21  
SURFACE WND GST.36 38 38 40 37 36  
MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1100 1000 1300 700 900  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 32 SE 30 SE 32 SE 31 SE 26 SE 25  
GFDI............4 3 3 3 2 2  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/100072 43 27 30 28 19  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 23 MPH.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 21 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 38 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (48700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................3.  
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........97 92 92 95 83 76  
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE  
TEMP............52 52 56 58 62 65  
RH..............90 91 94 88 86 79  
20 FT WIND......SE 17 SE 17 SE 18 SE 18 SE 19 SE 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 30 30 30 30  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 SE 13  
EYE LVL WND GST.21 21 22 23 23 22  
SURFACE WIND....SE 21 SE 21 SE 23 SE 23 SE 24 SE 23  
SURFACE WND GST.35 35 37 38 38 37  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1100 1400 1600 1500 1900  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 25 SE 28 SE 29 SE 30 SE 29 SE 28  
GFDI............2 2 2 2 3 3  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4  
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 23 36 43 48 46  
 

 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2412399.0/OAX  
.DELDT 04/25/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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