FNUS73 KOAX 290933 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO REFUGE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 433 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD A WAYNE TO COLUMBUS LINE BY NOON BEFORE THE SOUTHERN END SLOWS OR BECOMES STATIONARY WHILE THE NORTHERN SECTION PUSHES SLOWLY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA. WINDS ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN AREAS FARTHER AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHERE WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH. SOME AREAS NEAR AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT COULD EVEN EXPERIENCE A PERIOD OF LIGHT NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE GENERALLY NOT EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND OR AFTER 5 OR 6 PM CDT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 23 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.......1600-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........23 26 29 32 39 49 WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............57 63 71 77 79 79 RH..............69 62 53 48 46 48 20 FT WIND......S 17 S 20 S 22 SW 22 S 23 S 21 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......3400-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........73 87 93 96 93 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 68 62 58 56 53 RH..............55 68 81 86 88 93 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 13 SW 12 NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 2 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........87 85 84 82 75 65 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 56 60 64 66 67 RH..............93 79 67 57 52 49 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 12 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...CHERMOK REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100429.DESOT.01/OAX