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FNUS73 KOAX 130903
FWSOAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR FY26 HOMESTEAD RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
403 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH AS OF
7 AM GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS OF
LESS THAN 10 MPH EXPECTED BY 3 PM. WINDS SWITCH TO EAST BY THIS
EVENING AS LESS THAN 10 MPH. PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 50S. 7 AM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF
45 TO 50 PERCENT IS FORECAST TO FALL TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT BY NOON,
AND TO AS LOW AS 23 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE 3 TO 6 PM TIMEFRAME.
MIXING HEIGHTS OF AROUND 1,100 FT AT 7 AM INCREASE TO 2,800 FT BY
NOON WITH PEAK HEIGHTS OF AROUND 4,100 FT AT 4 PM.
STRONGEST POSSIBLE WIND SPEEDS ON DAY OF BURN: SUSTAINED: 15 TO 17
MPH, GUST: 25 TO 27 MPH
LOWEST POSSIBLE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON DAY OF BURN: 23 TO 25 PERCENT
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (46400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................5.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 58 64 52 47 41 38 36 33 30 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 37 39 41 44 46 49 52 53 55 55
RH..............44 46 44 43 38 35 30 27 27 26 25
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 13 11 10 8 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.3 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N NW NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 22 22 17 15 12 12 9 8 8
GFDI............5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100020 32 41 46 44 39 33 32 31 29 21
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN
INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
GFDI................5.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........41 40 54 24 38 23 32 37 28 26 25 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 53 49 46 44 43 42 41 41 40 38 38
RH..............25 27 33 35 38 39 41 44 46 48 57 59
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 10 10 11 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 10 13 15 17 18 20 20 20 18 18
GFDI............4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 4 3 5 9 11 13 15 15 13 12 11
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (30200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
GFDI................6.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 5 9 23 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 36 37 40 44 49 54 59 63 66 68 67
RH..............61 64 64 59 58 53 47 42 38 36 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12
GFDI............4 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 11 13 16 19 20 22 23 27 30 30 25
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...RXB2
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605584.0/OAX
.DELDT 03/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TIMOTHY_FONDRIEST@NPS.GOV,JOSH_HAMPTON@NPS.GOV
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