706
FNUS73 KOAX 241508
FWSOAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIONEERS PARK NATURE CENTER - HANDS ON PRAIRIE...LINCOLN PARKS AND RECREATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1008 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER REMAINS IN THE LOW CATEGORY FOR TODAY AND
TUESDAY. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF DAY TODAY WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S. MINIMUM RH BOTTOMS OUT AT 65% THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT RECOVERS TO AROUND 90% OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM RH DROPS
TO THE 70% RANGE FOR MUCH OF TUESDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM
THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 10-12 MPH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT
LIGHT WINDS UNDER 5 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN REMAINING UNDER 10 MPH FOR
MUCH OF TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH SOMETIME AFTER 4
PM TUESDAY WHICH WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST, BUT THEY
SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 10 MPH OR LESS. THERE COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS
AND STORMS THAT DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT, BUT THESE CHANCES REMAIN
AT 15 TO 20%.
STRONGEST POSSIBLE 30 FT WIND SPEEDS ON DAY OF BURN: 15 MPH FROM
THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.
LOWEST POSSIBLE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON DAY OF BURN: 60-65%
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (30 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18000 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 63 41 15 20 17 16 14
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............69 72 74 77 79 81 82 83
RH..............79 78 76 71 72 67 65 65
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 14 13 12 12 12 11
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9 10 10 9 9 9 8
30 FT WND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
30 FT WND SPD...9 8 9 9 8 8 8 8
30 FT WND GST...17 15 17 16 15 15 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 14 13 13 12 9 9
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100018 22 26 28 29 28 25 22
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (30 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 25 33 40 40 51 73 49 60 66 61 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............82 81 78 74 75 74 73 71 70 69 68 67
RH..............67 69 76 82 76 76 79 81 84 84 87 90
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 8 10 10 10 7 7 6 5 5 4
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 3
30 FT WND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
30 FT WND SPD...8 8 6 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3
30 FT WND GST...14 12 10 12 12 12 9 9 8 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 7
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/100018 14 10 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (30 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT).
GFDI................0.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67 77 77 49 47 71 73 74 60 44 50 43
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
TEMP............67 67 69 71 74 77 79 82 82 82 83 83
RH..............87 87 87 87 82 79 79 74 74 74 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE S S S S S SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 7 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE SE S S S S S SW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.3 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
30 FT WND DIR...S SE SE S S S S S SW W W W
30 FT WND SPD...3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
30 FT WND GST...5 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 8 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.5 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW S SW W NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 7 7 6 6
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 3 4 6 8 10 11 12 13 12 11
FORECASTER...CASTILLO
REQUESTED BY...AARON DRUERY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2620377.0/OAX
.DELDT 08/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADRUERY@LINCOLN.NE.GOV,JKELLEY@LINCOLN.NE.GOV
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