720
FNUS73 KOAX 201448
FWSOAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIONEERS PARK SLED HILL PRAIRIE REMNANT UNIT 4...LINCOLN PARKS AND RECREATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
948 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN LOW AGAIN TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST/NORTHEAST TODAY AT 5 TO 10 MPH, WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL DROP TO 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
REACHING THE LOW 60S.
STRONGEST POSSIBLE 30 FT WIND SPEEDS ON DAY OF BURN: 20 MPH
LOWEST POSSIBLE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON DAY OF BURN: 40 PERCENT
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
WIND (30 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /21500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/47900 KNOT-FT/.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........57 59 48 37 32 26 46 65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 59 60 60 60 61 61 63
RH..............65 58 56 54 55 53 53 50
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 7 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 8 8 10 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E NE NE NE E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8
30 FT WND DIR...E E E NE NE NE E E
30 FT WND SPD...5 6 8 8 9 9 10 10
30 FT WND GST...7 9 9 9 10 10 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE NE NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 10 12 12 14
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 28 33 37 40 42 43 48
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
WIND (30 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........62 59 85 84 77 92 84 95 95 89 88 81
WEATHER COV..... CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62 61 60 57 55 54 52 51 50 50 48 47
RH..............50 50 53 62 66 69 77 80 83 83 89 93
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 10 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
30 FT WND DIR...E E E E E E E E E E E E
30 FT WND SPD...11 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 4
30 FT WND GST...14 14 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 7 8 9
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100051 48 35 18 4 1 2 5 4 4 4 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (30 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (37600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 92 79 61 65 62 69 73 62 59 67 82
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH CHC SCH CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 46 48 51 54 56 57 57 58 58 58 59
RH..............93 96 93 89 80 80 77 77 75 75 75 72
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 10 10 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 8 10 12 14 16 16 17 18 18 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 6 8 9 11 12 12 13 13 13 13
30 FT WND DIR...E E E E E E E E E E E E
30 FT WND SPD...5 5 6 8 8 10 11 11 13 13 14 14
30 FT WND GST...8 10 10 13 15 18 20 20 21 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 12 14 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 18
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 8 13 18 25 31 36 38 38 37 36
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FORECASTER...KG
REQUESTED BY...AARON DRUERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614123.0/OAX
.DELDT 05/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADRUERY@LINCOLN.NE.GOV
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