FNUS73 KOAX 030935 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLS...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 435 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6900-7900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 9000-10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 7100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 43 48 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............39 49 59 65 69 70 RH..............85 58 40 33 27 25 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 14 W 20 W 22 W 20 W 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 30 30 30 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 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.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........53 51 51 52 48 43 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 61 54 50 47 45 RH..............28 36 50 63 71 76 20 FT WIND......W 9 S 8 S 8 S 7 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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 2400-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-6300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7600-9000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 28 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........37 31 22 14 27 43 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 59 70 77 80 81 RH..............74 51 39 33 30 28 20 FT WIND......S 10 SW 15 SW 20 SW 23 SW 23 W 21 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...NWS OMAHA/VALLEY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100503.HILLS.01/OAX