FNUS73 KOAX 211002 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR CUTLER...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 502 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NATIONS MID SECTION TODAY. PRECIPITATION ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD GRADUALLY END TODAY...WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 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 3200-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-7800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7200-8600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 1 TO 2 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........98 85 66 50 44 35 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 51 59 66 70 71 RH..............100 72 53 40 34 32 20 FT WIND......W 3 NW 3 NW 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 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.......2900-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........29 21 13 9 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 58 50 46 44 42 RH..............37 52 71 82 88 94 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 N 2 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. 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.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4300-6200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6700-7600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........11 19 29 36 43 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 51 61 67 71 72 RH..............89 68 51 44 39 38 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 8 SE 12 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100421.CUTLE.01/OAX