FNUS73 KOAX 200946 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST JARRY...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 446 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THE NEXT 24 HOURS...ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900-7300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6900-8800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........84 81 78 76 76 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 56 63 66 68 68 RH..............61 49 40 34 30 31 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 S 5 S 7 S 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 78 81 83 85 87 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 60 54 51 48 46 RH..............36 49 64 73 80 86 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 3 NW 3 W 5 N 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4000-5900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1200-3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........88 79 68 59 53 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 52 59 64 67 67 RH..............94 74 56 43 36 36 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 5 E 6 SE 8 SE 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.WESTJ.01/OAX