FNUS73 KOAX 210959 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO REFUGE...U.S. FWS-DESOTO REFUGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 459 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). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........99 92 81 71 59 45 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 53 59 64 67 68 RH..............88 73 59 49 43 40 20 FT WIND......N 2 NE 1 NE 1 W 1 N 1 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.......2900-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........33 27 20 16 16 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 59 54 51 48 46 RH..............42 53 65 72 80 86 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 3 SW 5 SW 5 NW 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5100-6600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........15 26 39 43 53 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 53 61 66 70 70 RH..............87 69 56 48 44 44 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 6 SE 8 SE 10 SE 13 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100421.DESOT.01/OAX