FNUS73 KOAX 011404 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR TIEVILLE BURN UNIT...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 904 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST WHILE A NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN COLORADO TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....36 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 35 46 55 55 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............25 29 34 39 43 48 RH..............78 68 55 45 40 38 20 FT WIND......W 12 W 8 W 8 W 9 NW 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 26. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........57 55 52 49 49 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 39 35 32 29 28 RH..............46 57 67 72 77 79 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 9 N 9 N 10 N 9 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SUNDAY... CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS AROUND 23 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090401.TIEVI.01/OAX