FNUS73 KOAX 151420
FWSOAX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO...U.S. FWS-DESOTO REFUGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
920 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT IN THE NORFOLK AREA WILL SAG SOUTH TODAY...ENDING UP JUST
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LINCOLN TO OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS BY 7PM.  LOOK
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF AND ALONG THIS BOUNDARY TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3400-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
                    TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........71     75     78     85     89     85
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............55     60     66     71     74     75
RH..............86     73     59     49     45     42
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 14   SW 13  SW 12  W 8    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     10
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 14 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 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 21 TO
                    26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........83     78     72     68     58     44
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     64     58     54     50     48
RH..............45     59     70     74     82     83
20 FT WIND......W 3    NW 6   N 10   N 14   N 13   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....4      3      4      5      4      4

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FORECASTER...ZAPOTOCNY
REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.DESOT.01/OAX