149  
FNUS73 KOAX 141522  
FWSOAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FOX...SILVER CITY FIRE / RESCUE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE  
1022 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS  
PICKING UP SPEED THIS MORNING. THOSE WINDS WILL PEAK AT SPEEDS OF  
20-30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH. THE HIGH TEMP SHOULD  
PEAK IN THE MID-80S AS RH SLIPS TO NEAR 25%.  
 
FRIDAY WILL BE HOTTER WITH HIGHS INTO THE MID-90S, BUT RH VALUES  
WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY'S VALUES. WINDS, COMING OUT OF THE NORTH  
IN THE MORNING THEN EAST AND EVENTUALLY THE SOUTH BY SUNSET, WILL  
RUN AT A TYPICAL 5-15 MPH.  
 
STRONGEST POSSIBLE 30 FT WIND SPEEDS ON DAY OF BURN: 40 MPH  
 
LOWEST POSSIBLE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON DAY OF BURN: 21%  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
22 MPH.  
WIND (30 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 21 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
36 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
29 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 36 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (67000 KNOT-FT).  
GFDI................1.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........68 60 32 53 69 70 54  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............71 74 76 80 81 82 83  
RH..............37 32 29 27 27 26 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 18 18 18 17 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 28 29 29 26 26  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 13 13 13 13 13  
EYE LVL WND GST.19 20 21 22 22 20 19  
30 FT WND DIR...S S S S S S S  
30 FT WND SPD...21 21 23 23 23 21 21  
30 FT WND GST...32 33 35 36 36 33 32  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.9 3.9 4.5 5.1 4.6 5.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 32 35 36 32 29 29  
GFDI............0 1 1 1 1 1 1  
SDSPL KT-FT/100067 95 117 127 127 116 89  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 18 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (30 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 24 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
GFDI................1.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........53 79 70 91 63 49 34 23 20 20 23 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............83 82 80 76 74 72 70 69 67 66 63 62  
RH..............27 30 34 42 46 51 57 61 65 70 77 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 14 12 11 9 8 7 7 6 5 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 21 20 19 18 17 14 14 12 10 7 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.12 11 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.18 16 15 14 13 13 11 10 9 7 5 5  
30 FT WND DIR...S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
30 FT WND SPD...20 18 15 14 11 10 9 9 8 6 5 4  
30 FT WND GST...30 26 25 24 22 21 18 17 15 12 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.4 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SE S SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 20 16 16 16 14 13 13 13 12 9 9  
GFDI............1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/100056 27 14 9 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 4  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.  
WIND (30 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6  
TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
GFDI................0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........26 36 30 12 7 0 1 1 5 5 8 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............62 61 64 69 76 81 85 87 92 94 94 95  
RH..............82 84 81 71 56 48 42 36 31 28 27 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 6 7 10 10 10 10 10 10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 7 8 7 7  
30 FT WND DIR...E E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE  
30 FT WND SPD...4 4 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8  
30 FT WND GST...6 6 7 7 8 9 12 12 12 13 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.3 3.7 4.9 5.6 6.2 6.6 6.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6 6 7 10 12 12 12 12 13 13  
GFDI............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 3 4 9 21 35 49 62 71 72 59  
 

 
FORECASTER...NICOLAISEN  
REQUESTED BY...SHAWNA GORMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2613648.0/OAX  
.DELDT 05/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SHAWNALGORMAN@GMAIL.COM  
 
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