FNUS73 KOAX 081055 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOESS HILLS WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 555 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED 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 (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500-6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........73 74 72 67 71 71 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 56 62 66 68 69 RH..............96 86 70 58 52 47 20 FT WIND......N 0 NE 3 NE 7 NW 10 NW 9 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 6 5 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 28 TO 36 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 38 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 57 55 61 55 51 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 59 53 49 46 44 RH..............47 55 64 68 76 82 20 FT WIND......NW 23 NW 21 NW 20 NW 18 NW 17 NW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 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 6400-7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 26 TO 28 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........45 44 43 43 41 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 49 56 61 64 65 RH..............86 66 49 41 37 37 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 14 NW 15 NW 16 NW 16 NW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MAYES REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090508.LOESS.01/OAX