FNUS73 KOAX 061032 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOESS HILLS...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 532 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH CHANCES DECREASING AND THEN ENDING AFTER THAT TIME. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 7 TO 17 MPH WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........81 74 63 56 50 42 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 59 66 71 74 75 RH..............100 82 64 51 44 40 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 7 S 6 S 6 SW 7 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.......2300-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........36 45 58 67 71 75 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 65 60 57 54 52 RH..............40 53 64 69 74 80 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 8 W 6 W 3 W 5 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 5 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........79 77 75 73 67 58 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 57 63 68 71 72 RH..............86 72 57 50 45 43 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 7 NW 5 NW 2 NW 2 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090506.LOESS.01/OAX