FNUS73 KOAX 011010 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOESS HILLS-NORTH...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 510 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS AND ARE EXPECTED TO END BY LATE MORNING. THIS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGH DURING THE MORNING HOURS...HOWEVER AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION...DRIER CONDITIONS WILL BE QUICK TO MOVE IN. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 15 MPH WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE NEAR SUNSET TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........92 85 77 70 65 57 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 49 54 58 60 61 RH..............79 63 52 44 39 36 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 12 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......5100-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........52 57 63 67 56 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 52 47 44 41 39 RH..............39 52 65 76 89 96 20 FT WIND......NW 10 W 9 W 7 W 5 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........31 31 31 31 33 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 46 54 61 65 66 RH..............100 73 52 41 35 36 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 5 NW 5 NW 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090501.LOESS.01/OAX