FNUS73 KOAX 071046 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO NWR...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 546 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON WITH THE ACTIVITY SHIFTING EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION AFTER THAT. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AT UNDER 10 MPH THIS MORNING...EXCEPT THEY MAY GUST TO 25 MPH NEAR SHOWERS. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD TEND TO COME AROUND TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........87 80 72 67 59 48 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 58 64 69 72 73 RH..............86 69 55 46 42 40 20 FT WIND......NW 3 N 5 NE 7 E 9 E 8 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......4000-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........40 46 54 60 65 72 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 65 61 58 56 54 RH..............42 52 60 69 73 75 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........76 76 75 73 73 72 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 57 62 65 67 68 RH..............77 68 60 53 48 44 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 5 N 7 N 9 N 12 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090507.DESOT.01/OAX