610
FNUS73 KOAX 282049
FWSOAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SNAKE ROAD FIRE...ALBION FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
249 PM CST FRI FEB 28 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTING 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH AROUND 6
PM THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. BY 8 PM, EXPECT WINDS TO
BECOME A LITTLE MORE NORTHERLY WITH 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTS, WEAKENING
FURTHER THERAFTER. RH VALUE AT THE ALBION AIRPORT CURRENTLY SITS
AT 26, WHICH SHOULD BE CLOSE TO THE MINIMUM FOR THE DAY, MAYBE
COULD LOSE A FEW MORE PERCENT THROUGH 4-5 PM. THEN EXPECT RECOVERY
TO THE LOWER 70S OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER SATURDAY (5-10 MPH), NORTHEASTERLY TO
START, THEN TURNING CLOCKWISE AND BECOMING EASTERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE
MID 30S.
STRONGEST POSSIBLE WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON: 40 MPH
GUSTS
LOWEST POSSIBLE RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON: 20
PERCENT
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 18 MPH.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 35 TO 39 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (166500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
EXCELLENT (87400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................35 DECREASING TO 25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 2 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............56 56 55
RH..............28 28 28
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 22
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 12
EYE LVL WND GST.18 17 17
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.21 21 20
SURFACE WND GST.30 29 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 6.6 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.39 39 35
GFDI............39 31 25
HAINES INDEX....M M M
SDSPL KT-FT/1000222 167 87
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19
MPH SHIFTING TO THE AROUND 4 MPH.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 8 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31
MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................11 DECREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 20 33 39 40 38 33 36 35 48 28 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 50 44 41 38 35 33 32 30 29 27 27
RH..............27 33 45 53 57 64 66 66 69 72 70 73
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..15 10 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25 21 16 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.19 16 12 10 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
SURFACE WND SPD.19 13 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
SURFACE WND GST.31 26 20 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 17 16 16 13 13 10 12 9 12 13 13
GFDI............15 7 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
SDSPL KT-FT/100020 1 1 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH INCREASING TO
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING
TO SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING
TO SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (23700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................2.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 32 48 31 42 51 47 56 35 38 32 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............26 25 26 28 31 35 37 41 43 43 45 43
RH..............69 67 63 58 53 45 42 38 37 37 35 37
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 6 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
SURFACE WND GST.12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.3 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 12 10 10 8 8 7 8 7
GFDI............1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 14 19 22 24 24 22 22 20 17 13 8
FORECASTER...CA
REQUESTED BY...NICOLE HARDWICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2504413.0/OAX
.DELDT 02/28/25
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