FNUS73 KOAX 031143 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR DESOTO REFUGE...U.S. FWS-DESOTO REFUGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 643 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING...WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-7900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........41 44 48 51 53 57 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............42 50 58 63 67 69 RH..............81 58 42 35 30 28 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 14 W 20 W 20 W 20 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 30 30 30 20 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........61 56 51 49 50 46 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 61 56 53 51 49 RH..............32 41 51 59 65 70 20 FT WIND......W 8 S 7 S 9 SW 12 SW 12 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4300-5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 6800-8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 23 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........41 30 15 3 18 39 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 60 70 77 81 82 RH..............70 52 41 33 30 28 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 16 SW 20 SW 20 SW 22 SW 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...MINDY SHEETS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100503.DESOT.01/OAX