FNUS73 KOAX 081049 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO NWR...U.S. FWS-DESOTO REFUGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 549 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING...WITH A LULL BEFORE SHOWER ACTIVITY RESUMES THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...WITH THAT ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. QUIET WEATHER AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 20 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.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO AROUND 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........79 76 74 70 76 74 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 58 63 68 70 71 RH..............100 85 70 57 51 44 20 FT WIND......E 0 E 6 E 9 NW 12 NW 15 NW 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH. 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.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........63 53 52 57 51 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 60 54 50 47 44 RH..............42 52 60 67 75 84 20 FT WIND......NW 21 NW 21 NW 18 NW 16 NW 14 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........48 45 43 43 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 50 57 63 66 67 RH..............91 67 49 38 34 34 20 FT WIND......W 10 NW 13 NW 14 NW 15 NW 15 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MAYES REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090508.DESOT.01/OAX