FNUS73 KOAX 060955 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR LUTON...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 455 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AND SUNRISE WILL BECOME EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY 9 AM...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH SHORTLY AFTER NOON. MID AND HIGH CLOUDINESS SHOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE AS WELL. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 60 PERCENT AT 9 AM WILL DECREASE TO 40 PERCENT BY NOON...THEN DROP CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT BY 4 PM. RAIN CHANCES WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........63 68 69 65 66 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 49 56 61 64 64 RH..............70 54 45 41 37 37 20 FT WIND......NE 5 E 6 E 14 SE 15 SE 16 SE 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......2900-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........87 91 96 100 87 68 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 56 52 49 46 44 RH..............42 55 66 77 83 82 20 FT WIND......E 16 E 12 E 10 NE 12 NE 9 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 41 TO 44 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........64 65 65 66 62 56 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RH..............79 70 61 52 46 41 20 FT WIND......NW 9 W 16 W 24 NW 26 NW 25 NW 25 20 FT WIND GUST.10 25 35 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .MONDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HICKMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100506.LUTON.01/OAX