971  
FNUS73 KOAX 211655  
FWSOAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIONEERS PARK SLED HILL REMNANT UNIT 5...LINCOLN PARKS AND RECREATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1155 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON OCTOBER 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY CONDITIONS WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF  
TODAY. AS FAR AS WINDS GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, EXPECTING LITTLE  
OVERALL CHANGE AS FAR AS DIRECTION GOES...WINDS HERE AT MIDDAY  
ARE ARE SOUTHWESTERLY, WHICH WILL GRADUALLY TURN MORE SOUTHERLY  
WITH TIME THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO  
REMAIN ON THE LIGHTER SIDE, TOPPING OUT AROUND 10 MPH. HIGH  
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE MID-UPPER  
70S, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING INTO THE 45-50 PERCENT  
RANGE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (30 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 0 0 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............74 75 77 76  
RH..............50 50 47 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 7  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 5  
30 FT WND DIR...SW SW S S  
30 FT WND SPD...6 6 6 5  
30 FT WND GST...12 12 12 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.8 3.3 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 8  
GFDI............M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 24 26 20  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (30 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........13 23 34 33 17 13 2 3 7 5 5 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............73 69 65 63 61 59 58 57 56 55 54 53  
RH..............55 66 75 81 84 90 93 93 96 96 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
30 FT WND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S  
30 FT WND SPD...5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
30 FT WND GST...6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 8  
GFDI............M M M M M M M M M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 4 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (30 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (56500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 19 16 21 14 8 9 8 16 11 7 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............53 52 52 55 61 66 71 76 77 78 79 77  
RH..............100 100 100 96 81 70 59 48 48 45 44 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 5 7 8 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 5 5 6 10 13 14 16 16 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 7 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 4 4 5 7 10 11 12 12 11  
30 FT WND DIR...S S S S S S S S S S S S  
30 FT WND SPD...3 3 3 3 3 4 6 9 10 11 11 10  
30 FT WND GST...5 5 5 6 6 8 12 16 18 20 20 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 2.1 2.9 3.4 3.9 4.0 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 7 8 9 12 14 16 16 16 15  
GFDI............M M M M M M M M M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 2 1 1 4 12 23 35 47 56 57 42  
 

 
FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY  
REQUESTED BY...AARON DRUERY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624254.0/OAX  
.DELDT 10/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ADRUERY@LINCOLN.NE.GOV  
 
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